Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NO BABY IN THE HOUSE, by CLARA G. DOLLIVER Poet's Biography First Line: No baby in the house, I know Last Line: No baby in the house! Subject(s): Childlessness | ||||||||
No baby in the house, I know, 'Tis far too nice and clean. No toys, by careless fingers strewn, Upon the floors are seen. No finger-marks are on the panes, No scratches on the chairs; No wooden men set up in rows, Or marshalled off in pairs; No little stockings to be darned, All ragged at the toes; No pile of mending to be done, Made up of baby-clothes; No little troubles to be soothed; No little hands to fold; No grimy fingers to be washed; No stories to be told; No tender kisses to be given; No nicknames, "Dove" and "Mouse;" No merry frolics after tea, -- No baby in the house! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BIRTHDAY POEM FOR A CHILDLESS MAN by CAROLYN KIZER FLOWERS FOR THE HEART by EBENEZER ELLIOTT NOSTALGIA by MYRTLE HILL ERDMANN IMMACULATE by UARDA ROSAMOND GARRETT THE MARMOZET by HILAIRE BELLOC THE SOCIOLOGY OF TOYOTAS AND JADE CHRYSANTHEMUMS by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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