Poems (Curwen)/Baby

by Annie Isabel Curwen

Baby.

A silky brown head,
 A pinky round face,
In a bundle of cambric,
 Flannel and lace.

Two bright blinking eyes,
 A pert little nose,
A sweet little mouth like
 The bud of a rose.

Two little fat cheeks,
 One dear little chin;
And two pretty ears
 Where the sound goes in.

A dear little cherub
 Some angel dropped down,
When passing at Yuletide
 Over the town.

A little white soul
 Sent from heaven above:
A seal of God's blessing
 On young wedded love.

This is the baby
 Whom parent hearts hold
Far above rubies,
 More precious than gold.