Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BABY'S DYING, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY


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First Line: Baby's dying, / do not stir
Last Line: Kiss and miss her after while.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies


Baby's dying,
Do not stir -
Let her spirit lightly float
Through the sighing
Lips of her -
Still the murmur in the throat;
Let the moan of grief be curbed -
Baby must not be disturbed!

Baby's dying,
Do not stir -
Let her pure life lightly swim
Through the sighing
Lips of her -
Out from us and up to Him -
Let her leave us with that smile -
Kiss and miss her after while.






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