Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COMFORTER, by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As I sat by my baby's bed Last Line: A snow-white butterfly. Subject(s): Children; Paris, France; Childhood | ||||||||
As I sat by my baby's bed That's open to the sky, There fluttered round and round my head A radiant butterfly. And as I wept -- of hearts that ache The saddest in the land -- It left a lily for my sake, And lighted on my hand. I watched it, oh, so quietly, And though it rose and flew, As if it fain would comfort me It came and came anew. Now, where my darling lies at rest, I do not dare to sigh, For look! there gleams upon my breast A snow-white butterfly. | 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 CLANCY OF THE MOUNTED POLICE by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE |
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