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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE'S TENDRILS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON 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
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.
Other Poems of Interest...
IDEAS ONLY GO SO FAR by MATTHEA HARVEY
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