Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Johnstown Center / Rock County / Wisconsin
Sunday, May 18, 2003

A Baby In The House Comments

Rating: 3.0

I knew that a baby was hid in that house,
Though I saw no cradle and heard no cry;
But the husband was tip-toeing 'round like a mouse,
And the good wife was humming a soft lullaby;
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Shaun Cronick 28 June 2020

One could argue that there is a large slice of voyeurism and a hint of darkness mingled between the gifted poetess's lines. I guess everyone sees something different and how they interpret things.

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Shaun Cronick 27 June 2020

Is this a poem about a nosy neighbour or something deeper and much darker.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 05 October 2019

A beautiful melody full of rhyme and rhythm and quite interesting story. A pleasure to read.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 25 June 2019

A wonderful investigative poem about a baby hidden in the house and the tale tell marks that expose it's presence in the house. A pleasure to read.

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Anil Kumar Panda 05 October 2018

Very well written and interesting poem. rhyming and flow are simply amazing. Enjoyed a lot. Thanks for sharing.

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Aisha Masha 15 December 2016

Very well written poem. Babies change houses. They reorganize every person's activity in the house.

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* Sunprincess * 09 August 2015

...very interesting....nice imagery ★

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Juliana Galal 17 May 2014

I really enjoyed reading that :)

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Johnstown Center / Rock County / Wisconsin
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