Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SECOND BAPTISM, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: When tiny babes we touch on brow and breast Last Line: Wetting them with our tears. Subject(s): Baptism; Fear; Smiles; Soul; Tears; Christenings | ||||||||
WHEN tiny babes we touch on brow and breast, Making them God's the while, We murmur: "Take and keep, Thy keep is best," And tearfully we smile. And when, lapsed back to childhood's witless ways, All helpless in our hands, Poor souls, they walk as in a dim-lit haze -- What myriads in what lands! Then, with awed lips, we look to the divine, Striving to still our fears, And say: "They seem not ours, they must be Thine," -- Wetting them with our tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PERAMBULATOR POEM by DAVID MCCORD ANNIVERS: BAPTISMI by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ANNIVERS: BAPTISMT by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ANNIVERSARIUM BAPTISMI (1) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ANNIVERSARIUM BAPTISMI (2) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ANNIVERSARIUM BAPTISMI (3) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ANNIVERSARIUM BAPTISMI (5) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE WATERS OF H. BAPTISME by JOSEPH BEAUMONT GOSPEL BANJO: HOMAGE TO LITTLE ROY LEWIS by DAVID BOTTOMS BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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