Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIKE A SICK CHILD, by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Like a sick child that knoweth not Last Line: Could come from any other. Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
LIKE a sick child that knoweth not His mother while she blesses, And droppeth on his burning brow The coolness of her kisses; And turns his fevered eyes around-- "My mother, where's my mother?" As if such tender words and looks Could come from any other. | 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 A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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