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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ELIZABETH, by MURRAY C. KIRK
First Line: Down the silken rows of corn
Last Line: "—from y. C. L. Journal and ""award"
Subject(s): Children; Girls; Childhood
First Line: Down the silken rows of corn
Last Line: "—from y. C. L. Journal and ""award"
Subject(s): Children; Girls; Childhood
Down the silken rows of corn,
With the southwind in her hair,
Like a sunbeam, tipped with wings,
Comes a little lady fair.
Slender stalks that faintly ring
Melodies of leaf and vine,
Nod in welcome as they greet
The winsome smile, dancing feet
Of Elizabeth, aged nine.
Silvered tapestry of frost
Tints the pumpkin on the sod,
And the sunken furrows gleam
Where the elves of Hallowe'en
In a fairy ring have trod.
Lightly, small hands bear away
Yellow globes that love the sun—
Breathe their prayers to cloud and star
Where the winds of morning are;
Yet, at dusk, when day is done,
As if wanting, then, to play,
Smiling lanterns gay will shine
For Elizabeth, aged nine.
Hung above the quiet fields
Autumn moons may glow and wane,
With the sound of dancing feet
Lost in years, like beat of rain.
Yet, with beauty of the corn,
Growing upward from the sod,
May you let the tender grace
Of communion, there, with God,
Mould your spirit true and fine,
Small Elizabeth, aged nine.
—FROM Y. C. L. JOURNAL AND "AWARD"
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