A Baby Asleep after Pain - A poem by D.H. Lawrence


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D.H. Lawrence - A Baby Asleep after Pain

As a drenched, drowned bee 
Hangs numb and heavy from a bending flower, 
So clings to me 
My baby, her brown hair brushed with wet tears 
And laid against her cheek;
Her soft white legs hanging heavily over my arm 
Swinging heavily to my movements as I walk. 
My sleeping baby hangs upon my life, 
Like a burden she hangs on me. 
She has always seemed so light,
But now she is wet with tears and numb with pain 
Even her floating hair sinks heavily, 
Reaching downwards; 
As the wings of a drenched, drowned bee 
Are a heaviness, and a weariness.

Added: on March 19th, 2005 at 1:17 PM | Viewed: 1904 times | Comments (3)

A Baby Asleep after Pain - Comments and Information
Poet: D.H. Lawrence Poem: A Baby Asleep after Pain Comment 3 of 3, added on June 27th, 2005 at 12:08 PM. The blessing of having a child is equaled only by the grief of losing one. Jeff from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on May 23rd, 2005 at 1:47 PM. A baby dies everyday but i wish my cousin didn't Christopher D'andre coleman from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on March 19th, 2005 at 1:17 PM. I intend to read thia poem at a men's grooup meeting in two weeks. We have talked about fathers and mothers, and it is timely to have this poem, at least, to use as we talk about sons and daughters. Dyck Vermilye from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Baby Asleep after Pain, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by D.H. Lawrence with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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A Baby Asleep after Pain Last read: 2008-07-20 12:46:36 Viewed 1904 times. Added on March 19th, 2005 at 1:17 PM.

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