Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE, THE BABY, by MELEAGER


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First Line: Let him be sold, I say! Let him be sold
Last Line: Close to the heart of my zenophile.
Alternate Author Name(s): Meleagros
Subject(s): Babies; Infants


Let him be sold, I say! Let him be sold,
Even while he slumbers at his mother's breast.
Why should I tend a thing so bad and bold,
A snub-nosed imp, a little scratching pest!
I find him always laughing through his tears:
He treats his mother badly; won't be tamed,
Has baby wings behind him; pries and peers,
Behaves unruly, chatters unashamed, --
A shocking monster! Sailor men, this way!
Who wants a boy to carry off to sea?
Oh dear, he's crying! Come, I'll let you stay
Close to the heart of my Zenophile.





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