Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET'S JOURNAL: THE MOTHER, by BAYARD TAYLOR Poet's Biography First Line: Paler, and yet a thousand times more fair Last Line: The mother in her child is born again. Alternate Author Name(s): Taylor, James Bayard Subject(s): Mothers | ||||||||
PALER, and yet a thousand times more fair Than in thy girlhood's freshest bloom, art thou: A softer sun-flush tints thy golden hair, A sweeter grace adorns thy gentle brow. Lips that shall call thee "Mother!" at thy breast Feed the young life, wherein thy nature feels Its dear fulfillment: little hands are pressed On the white fountain Love alone unseals. Look down, and let Life's tender daybreak throw A second radiance on thy ripened hour: Retrace thy own forgotten advent so, And in the bud behold thy perfect flower. The father in his child beholds this truth, His perfect manhood has assumed its reign: Thou wear'st anew the roses of thy youth,-- The mother in her child is born again. | 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 BEDOUIN [LOVE] SONG by BAYARD TAYLOR NATIONAL ODE; INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA by BAYARD TAYLOR |
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