Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GIFTS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: In the grass lay little elsie on a fairy holiday Last Line: And the blessed years soon told us what the fairies brought to pass. Subject(s): Gifts & Giving | ||||||||
In the grass lay little Elsie on a fairy holiday, And she got a fairy blessing from whatever came that way. For a spider brought her patience, and the house dog brought her love, And the wise birds brought her music from the heavens up above. And a brown bee gave her sweetness, and the elm-tree gave her grace, And a butterfly brought beauty to her dainty baby face. And the sunshine gave her gladness, and the blue sky gave her peace, And the oak-tree up above her gave her health and strength's increase. So we lifted little Elsie from her hiding in the grass, And the blessed years soon told us what the fairies brought to pass. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GIVEAWAY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY A VALENTINE FOR ERNEST MANN by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE SO IT'S TODAY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EVERYBODY KNOWS by DAVID IGNATOW ON VIOLET'S WAFERS, SENT ME WHEN I WAS ILL by SIDNEY LANIER TO MY CLASS: ON CERTAIN FRUITS AND FLOWERS SENT ... SICKNESS by SIDNEY LANIER THE GIFT; FOR MY DAUGHTER by GREGORY ORR A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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