Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE ONES, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: The little ones are put in bed Last Line: We must have sinned,' sobbed emily. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Christmas; Religion; Nativity, The; Theology | ||||||||
The little ones are put in bed, And both are laughing, lying down; Their father, and their mother too, Are gone on Christmas eve to town. 'Old Santa Claus will bring a horse, Gee up:' cried little Will, with glee; 'If I am good, I'll have a doll From Santa Claus' -- laughed Emily. The little ones are gone to sleep, Their father and their mother now Are coming home, with many more -- They're drunk, and make a merry row. The little ones on Christmas morn Jump up, like skylarks from the grass; And then they stand as still as stones, And just as cold as stones, Alas! No horse, no doll beside their bed, No sadder little ones could be; 'We did some wrong,' said little Will -- 'We must have sinned,' sobbed Emily. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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