Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THREE THINGS, by CHRISTOPHER BANNISTER First Line: Three things there be that nearly break my heart Last Line: Here waiting, waiting--and my mother gone! Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
THREE things there be that nearly break my heart; The thought of Christmas and my mother's part In all its sweetness; the soft prayer she said And I beside her ready for my bed; And her last kiss at night. Woe's me, alone Here waiting, waiting--and my mother gone! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS IN THE 25TH YEAR OF MY MOTHER'S DEATH by JUDY JORDAN THE PAIDLIN' WEAN by ALEXANDER ANDERSON BLASTING FROM HEAVEN by PHILIP LEVINE A MOTHER'S HEART by CHRISTOPHER BANNISTER |
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