Mother and child

Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)



One night a tiny dewdrop fell
 Into the bosom of a rose,--
"Dear little one, I love thee well,
 Be ever here thy sweet repose!"

Seeing the rose with love bedight,
 The envious sky frowned dark, and then
Sent forth a messenger of light
 And caught the dewdrop up again.

"Oh, give me back my heavenly child,--
 My love!" the rose in anguish cried;
Alas! the sky triumphant smiled,
 And so the flower, heart-broken, died.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD CCCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 415
Words 81
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Eugene Field

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. more…

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