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A Poem about a Baby

I know sometimes people are looking for poems to give when a baby is born. I just came across this one today…

BABY’S EYES.

When the baby’s eyes are blue,
Think we of a summer day,
Violets, and dancing rills*.
When the baby’s eyes are gray,
Doves and dawn are brought to mind.
Brown—of gentle fawns we dream,
And ripe nuts in shady woods.
Black—of midnight skies that gleam
With bright stars. But blue or gray,
Black or brown, like flower or star,
Sweeter eyes can never be
To mamma than baby’s are.

*little brooks

This poem can be found in Harper’s Young People, January 20, 1880.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 9:29 am and is filed under Baby Showers, Countries & Cultures, English, Holidays Around the World, Languages, Mama Lisa, Parenting, Poems, Poetry, USA. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “A Poem about a Baby”

1. Ka Shing Says:
   March 16th, 2009 at 9:02 am

   This poem is very nice, I like to read many time.

   Thank you very much

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