Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE, by JOSEPH GLADDEN HUTTON Poet's Biography First Line: In some misty eon past Last Line: War, and pestilence! Subject(s): Birth; Life; Mothers; Child Birth; Midwifery | ||||||||
In some misty eon past, The Virgin Earth conceived And Life was born. Unto this day, Within her womb, The vital miracle recurs, While from the Soil, Maternal breast, Redundant Life Draws sustenance; But if it fail The Fount of Life Then: Hunger, War, and Pestilence! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I AM AFRAID OF TURNING THE PAGE by CATE MARVIN ACCIDENTS OF BIRTH by WILLIAM MEREDITH ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER FOUND IN THE CABBAGE PATCH by LISEL MUELLER A STUDENT'S PRAYER by JOSEPH GLADDEN HUTTON |
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