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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EARTH'S GREATEST CHARMS, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: God made the streams that gurgle down the purple
Last Line: God bless the little woman with her baby in her arms!
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: God made the streams that gurgle down the purple
Last Line: God bless the little woman with her baby in her arms!
Subject(s): Mothers
GOD made the streams that gurgle down the purple mountain side;
He made the gorgeous coloring with which the sunset's dyed.
He made the hills and covered them with glory; and He made
The sparkle on the dewdrops and the flecks of light and shade.
Then, knowing all earth needed was a climax for her charms,
He made a little woman with a baby in her arms.
He made the arching rainbow that is thrown across the sky;
He made the blessed flowers that nod and smile as we go by;
He made the gladsome beauty as she bows with queenly grace;
But, sweetest of them all, He made the love-light in the face
That bends above a baby, warding off the world's alarms--
That dainty little woman with her baby in her arms.
A soft pink wrap, embellished with a vine in silken thread;
A filmy snow-white cap upon a downy little head;
A dress, 'twould make the winter drift look dusty by its side;
Two cheeks, with pure rose-petal tint, two blue eyes wonder-wide;
And, bending o'er, that mother face embued with heaven's own charms--
God bless the little woman with her baby in her arms!
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