And they came to Him, mothers of Judah, Dark eyed and in splendor of hair, Bearing down over shoulders of beauty, And bosoms half hidden, half bare; And they brought Him their babes and besought Him Half kneeling, with suppliant air, To bless the brown cherubs they brought Him, With holy hands laid in their hair. Then reaching His hands He said, lowly, "Of such is My Kingdom"; and then Took the brown little babes in the holy White hands of the Savior of men; Held them close to His heart and caress'd them, Put His face down to theirs as in prayer, Put their hands to His neck, and so bless'd them With baby hands hid in His hair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A POET, WHO WOULD HAVE ME PRAISE CERTAIN BAD POETS, IMITATORS ... by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS ANDREA DEL SARTO (CALLED THE FAULTLESS PAINTER) by ROBERT BROWNING APOLLO by THOMAS HOLLEY CHIVERS DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI: 7. THE SILENCE by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER SONG OF THE PILGRIMS [SEPTEMBER 16, 1620] by THOMAS COGSWELL UPHAM THE STRANGER'S ALMS by HENRY ABBEY LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS |