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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE'S TENDRILS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sweeter far than lyric rune Last Line: Sounds her heart-beat in my soul. Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Babies; Infants | |||
Sweeter far than lyric rune Is my baby's cooing tune; Brighter than the butterflies Are the gleams within her eyes; Firmer than an iron band Serves the zephyr of her hand; Deeper than the ocean's roll Sounds her heart-beat in my soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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