Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 37, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: O little hands and feet! O heart of mine! Last Line: Thy heart is mine, and beauty dwelleth there! Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Babies; Fathers; Hearts; Love; Infants | ||||||||
'O little hands and feet! O Heart of mine! Why linger listless in thy father's hail? Why tarriest thou in that far home of thine, Unwitting that I love thee all in all? Hast never on the midnight heard my call? What tho' mine eyes have never own'd thee fair, Thy heart is mine, and Beauty dwelleth there! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
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