THE eve I came the dog 'gan bark; The two cats, every hair made stark, Hid 'neath the clock; the baby woke, And into shrieks of terror broke; The Dame glanced angrily the while: Now when I come she grants a smile; The babe crows to me from its bed; The dog upon my knees its head Places; the cats lie on my feet, And thus their friend all friendly greet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLEY: 7. 'SIENA MI FE' by EZRA POUND AT THE GRAVE OF BURNS; SEVEN YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH SONNET: ONE NEW YEAR'S EVE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE ROBBER by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD RUDEL TO THE LADY OF TRIPOLI by ROBERT BROWNING SONG COMPOSED IN AUGUST by ROBERT BURNS MAZEPPA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO THE COUNTESS OF ANGLESEY UPON THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND by THOMAS CAREW |