Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A HELPER, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Dear me!' wailed all the household Last Line: "and det just that much over." Subject(s): Babies; Infants | ||||||||
"Dear me!" wailed all the household -- A Monday morning chorus -- "How can we ever finish The work that lies before us?" But midway in the wailing Our groans to laughter shifted, For Babe was in the corner, His hands devoutly lifted. "Why, Babe! This isn't bedtime!" We cry when we discover. "I fought I'd thay my pwayers And det just that much over." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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