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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY MOTHER DEAR, by SAMUEL LOVER Poet's Biography First Line: There was a place in childhood that I remember well Last Line: It was a fervent prayer to heaven that bent my mother's knee. Variant Title(s): My Place In Childhood | |||
THERE was a place in childhood, that I remember well, And there a voice of sweetest tone, bright fairy tales did tell, And gentle words, and fond embrace, were given with joy to me, When I was in that happy place upon my mother's knee. When fairy tales were ended, "good-night," she softly said, And kissed and laid me down to sleep upon my tiny bed, And holy words she taught me there; methinks I yet can see Her angel eyes, as close I knelt beside my mother's knee. In the sickness of my childhood, the perils of my prime, The sorrows of my riper years, the cares of every time, When doubt and danger weigh me down, then pleading all for me, It was a fervent prayer to Heaven that bent my mother's knee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RORY O'MORE; OR, ALL FOR GOOD LUCK by SAMUEL LOVER THE ANGEL'S WHISPER by SAMUEL LOVER THE LOW-BACKED CAR by SAMUEL LOVER BABY DEAR; CRADLE SONG OF THE BUCCANEER'S WIFE by SAMUEL LOVER FATHER MOLLOY; OR, THE CONFESSION by SAMUEL LOVER I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL! by SAMUEL LOVER LIVE IN MY HEART AND PAY NO RENT by SAMUEL LOVER |
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