Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HELPLESS, by CHARLES HARPER WEBB Poet's Biography First Line: The word is a lead blanket on my son Last Line: You might give a desperate cry, and a goddess, %her breasts full of milk, might come Subject(s): Babies | ||||||||
Discover our poem explanations - click here!Other Poems of Interest...IDEAS ONLY GO SO FAR by MATTHEA HARVEY 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 SURFACES AND MASKS; 1 by CLARENCE MAJOR THE TRAGEDY OF VALENTINIAN: THE POWER OF LOVE by JOHN FLETCHER |
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