Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIOLIN SONGS: A FATHER TO A MOTHER, by GEORGE MACDONALD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When god's own child came down to earth Last Line: It's only till to-morrow! Subject(s): Birth; Children; Death; Jesus Christ; Parents; Child Birth; Midwifery; Childhood; Dead, The; Parenthood | ||||||||
WHEN God's own child came down to earth, High heaven was very glad; The angels sang for holy mirth; Not God himself was sad! Shall we, when ours goes homeward, fret? Come, Hope, and wait on Sorrow! The little one will not forget; It's only till to-morrow! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY PARENTS HAVE COME HOME LAUGHING by MARK JARMAN BIRTHDAY (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) by ROBINSON JEFFERS LOOKING IN AT NIGHT by MARY KINZIE THE VELVET HAND by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER CIVILIZING THE CHILD by LISEL MUELLER MISSING THE DEAD by LISEL MUELLER LOST AND FOUND by GEORGE MACDONALD THAT HOLY THING by GEORGE MACDONALD THE BABY, FR. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by GEORGE MACDONALD |
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