Nature

Mother to Babe

by George Meredith 1828–1909

From Poems — Volume 2

Nature

FLECK of sky you are,
Dropped through branches dark,
O my little one, mine!
Promise of the star,
Outpour of the lark;
Beam and song divine.

See this precious gift,
Steeping in new birth
All my being, for sign
Earth to heaven can lift,
Heaven descend on earth,
Both in one be mine!

Life in light you glass
When you peep and coo,
You, my little one, mine!
Brooklet chirps to grass,
Daisy looks in dew
Up to dear sunshine.

MLA

Meredith, George. “Mother to Babe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/342/.

Chicago

Meredith, George. “Mother to Babe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/342/.

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