Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE COMB, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE



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First Line: My mother sate me at her glass
Last Line: On high this spangling comb.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter


My mother sate me at her glass;
This necklet of bright flowers she wove;
Crisscross her gentle hands did pass,
And wound in my hair her love.

Deep in the mirror our glances met,
And grieved, lest from her care I roam,
She kissed me through her tears, and set
On high this spangling comb.





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