|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HEAVEN, by CONDE BENOIST PALLEN Poet's Biography
First Line: A little child, a little child
Last Line: To show true heaven is all above.
Subject(s): Birth; Children; Parents; Child Birth; Midwifery; Childhood; Parenthood
First Line: A little child, a little child
Last Line: To show true heaven is all above.
Subject(s): Birth; Children; Parents; Child Birth; Midwifery; Childhood; Parenthood
MOTHER
A little child, a little child
With childish prattle at my knee:
I did not know how near was Heaven,
And now how far is Heaven from me.
FATHER
Nay, nearer now, since Heaven holds,
As hostage of our plighted love,
The child that Heaven gave, and took
To show true Heaven is all above.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
MY PARENTS HAVE COME HOME LAUGHING by MARK JARMAN
BIRTHDAY (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) by ROBINSON JEFFERS
LOOKING IN AT NIGHT by MARY KINZIE
THE VELVET HAND by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY
CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER
CIVILIZING THE CHILD by LISEL MUELLER
MISSING THE DEAD by LISEL MUELLER
A FABLE FOR LYDIA by CONDE BENOIST PALLEN