A Eskimo Baby

Inspired by An Eskimo Baby by Lucy Diamond located in A Children’s Book of Verse, Illustrated by Eric Kincaid, Poems selected by Marjorie Rogers. (Brimax Books)

Sweet features of round plump of cherry dumpling with wisps of black curls springing free

Eyes of black opal sunshine of slanted clear sharp view of watch all

Rosy lips of cupid bow’s cries of few and sweet bestow the ear of cheer

Cuddled in fragrant soft of cushion clouds of white fluff they lay kicking gigglingin happy play

Furs of softest fine allow eyes of twinkle black to see with nose of inquisitive to tip turned this way and that

Carrying them close to breath a mother’s essence they coo coo coo over coo over over little hands twitching twitching step by step

When the snow fall the little ones catch snowflakes counting one two three four five six until they cannot no more

Chuckling with glee with two little teeth below they smiled a circle full allowing view of sunny play

Grooming with oil of sweet mom rubbed from little silky head of curls to feet of playful until covered protected delicate skin of fresh

Rocking asleeping on stars of heaven wrought they sleep sleep in warm furs in bed of safe after supper of raw blubber and fat until belly sigh content

In the land of snow would you trade the joy of content ahearing a little one sigh face flushed with happy content?

No I say not the sweet fresh scent of baby coo in contentment indeed

By

Felicia McCaw