Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LONGFELLOW'S LOVE FOR THE CHILDREN, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Awake, he loved their voices Last Line: Was the sweetest for him to hear. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Children; Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882); Love; Childhood | ||||||||
AWAKE, he loved their voices, And wove them into his rhyme; And the music of their laughter Was with him all the time. Though he knew the tongues of nations, And their meanings all were dear, The prattle and lisp of a little child Was the sweetest for him to hear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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