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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LONESOME CHILD, by KATHERINE MANSFIELD Poet's Biography First Line: The baby in the looking glass Last Line: To eat your crusts at tea. Alternate Author Name(s): Murry, John Middleton, Mrs.; Beauchamp, Kathleen Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness | |||
The baby in the looking-glass Is smiling through at me; She has her teaspoon in her hand, Her feeder on for tea. And if I look behind her I Can see the table spread; I wonder if she has to eat The nasty crusts of bread. Her doll, like mine, is sitting close Beside her special chair, She has a pussy on her lap; It must be my cup there. Her picture-book is on the floor, The cover's just the same; And tidily upon the shelf I see my Ninepin game. O baby in the looking-glass, Come through and play with me, And if you will, I promise, dear, To eat your crusts at tea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES A FEW RULES FOR BEGINNERS by KATHERINE MANSFIELD |
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