Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MAN'S DEBT, by FRED EMERSON BROOKS Poet's Biography First Line: I toast the mother with the hallowed features Last Line: A sweet wife's love or saintly mother's prayer. Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
I TOAST the mother with the hallowed features, Most blessed one of all created creatures! What man achieves he owes to woman's care-- A sweet wife's love or saintly mother's prayer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS IN THE 25TH YEAR OF MY MOTHER'S DEATH by JUDY JORDAN THE PAIDLIN' WEAN by ALEXANDER ANDERSON BLASTING FROM HEAVEN by PHILIP LEVINE LULLABY by FRED EMERSON BROOKS |
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