UNDAUNTED by a world of grief You came upon perplexing days, And cynics doubt their disbelief To see the sky-stains in your gaze. Your sudden and inclusive smile And your emphatic tears, admit That you must find this life worth while, So eagerly you clutch at it! Your face of triumph says, brave mite, That life is full of love and luck -- Of blankets to kick off at night, And two soft rose-pink thumbs to suck. O loveliest of pioneers Upon this trail of long surprise, May all the stages of the years Show such enchantment in your eyes! By parents' patient buttonings, And endless safety pins, you'll grow To ribbons, garters, hooks and things, Up to the Ultimate Trousseau -- But never, in your dainty prime, Will you be more adored by me Than when you see, this Great First Time, Lit candles on a Christmas Tree! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOUTH'S PROGENY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO MR. S.T. COLERIDGE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD EROS TURANNOS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON COME UP FROM THE FIELDS FATHER by WALT WHITMAN THE SHEPHERD O' THE FARM by WILLIAM BARNES PIONEERS OF DETROIT by LEVI BISHOP ON READING OF THE DEATH OF THOMAS WOLFE by MARION LOUISE BLISS |