Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOLY INNOCENTS, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Gold on gold, snow on snow Last Line: Should be two that are mine. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Children; Innocence; Mothers; Childhood | ||||||||
GOLD on gold, snow on snow, Height on height, row on row; Greater in number these Than the sands of the seas. Yea, past all counting far, Flower on flower, star on star, Dimpled shoulder, cheek of peach, As they lean each to each. Golden heads, brows of pearl, Oh, many a boy and girl, Oh, many a girl and boy, Mother's grief, mother's joy. But amid snow and gold, Gathered warm from the cold, Fairer than gold, more fine, Should be two that are mine. | 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 |
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