I AM a Mother!--that, and no other, Lying in peace with my babe at my breast; All my fears banished, all my pain vanished; Happy--and numbered at last with the blest! Here, at my bosom, I nourish a blossom, Fairest of flowers--and mine, mine alone! How I yearned for thee long ere I bore thee-- Thee, little baby, now come to thine own! Ah, my sweet dearest, thou 'st brought me nearest To Heaven a mortal may be 'neath the sun: I am a Mother--that, and no other! Here is the crown of my womanhood won! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOKEN AT A CASTLE GATE by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON THE FAMILY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE QUARREL by KATHERINE MANSFIELD IN 'DESIGNING A CLOAK TO CLOAK HIS DESIGNS' YOU WRESTED FROM OBLIVION by MARIANNE MOORE |