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 | ||||||||
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 |
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