Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOME FAIRIES, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH Poet's Biography First Line: You tip-toe gently to her bed Last Line: God help the home where they do not. Subject(s): Fairies; Home; Elves | ||||||||
You tip-toe gently to her bed, Where sleeps the little goldenhead, And smile yourself because a smile You find upon her lips the while: "She dreams of angel, fairy, fay, I told her all about today. She thinks the fairies really true." Well, so do I -- and so do you. Yes, when a fairy garment gleams About her cradle in her dreams, And when in dreams a fay in white Stands guard above her all the night, Think not that each is but a wraith Of simple hope and childish faith, Think not the fairies are not there -- They stand about her ev'rywhere. For these, the fairies, lean above Her crib tonight; sweet Mother Love And Father Care and Sister Good And strong and sturdy Brotherhood. These are the fairies of the home That to the baby's cradle come And fill her dreams with such delight And ward and watch her all the night. These are the fairies, I believe; And in each home and on each eve I pray they guard each little cot -- God help the home where they do not. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A PROPER NEW BALLAD [ENTITLED THE FAIRIES' FAREWELL] by RICHARD CORBET A DIFFERENT WAY by DOUGLAS MALLOCH |
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