DEAR Mother Goose! most motherly and dear Of all good mothers who have laps wherein We children nestle safest from all sin, -- I cuddle to thy bosom, with no fear There to confess that though thy cap be queer, And thy curls gimlety, and thy cheeks thin, And though the winkered mole upon thy chin Tickles thy very nose-tip, -- still to hear The jolly jingles of mine infancy Crooned by thee, makes mine eager arms, as now, To twine about thy neck, full tenderly Drawing the dear old face down, that thy brow May dip into my purest kiss, and be Crowned ever with the baby-love of me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MODERN LOVE: 1 by GEORGE MEREDITH THE SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE: 1 by GEORGE MEREDITH DEAD LOVE by MARY MATHEWS ADAMS SONG OF THE ENGINE by ALEXANDER ANDERSON A LETTER by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY A WOMAN'S ANSWER TO THE VAMPIRE by FELICIA BLAKE MISUNDERSTANDINGS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |