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Eugene Field Poems
- Little Boy Blue The little toy dog is covered with dust, ...
- Wynken, Blynken, And Nod Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night ...
- Jest 'Fore Christmas Father calls me William, sister calls me...
- The Duel The gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on ...
- Seein' Things I ain't afeard uv snakes, or toads, or bugs, or...
- Child And Mother O mother-my-love, if you'll give me your ...
- "Lollyby, Lolly, Lollyby" Last night, whiles that the curfew ...
Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays.
Biography
Field was an unusual poet. He was one of the few poets who wrote only children's poetry. That is how he got his nickname, The Children's Poet.
It all started September 2, 1850, at 634 South Broadway in Saint Louis. That's where and when Eugene Field was born. He had one brother named Roswell, who was one year younger than he, and a sister who died soon after her birth. He and his brother were very close, but very different. Eugene took after their mother, Francis, while Roswell took after their father. Eugene was afraid of the dark while his brother ... more »
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''Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace.''
Eugene Field (1850-1895), U.S. author, critic. Quoted in Alexander Woollcott, "Capsule Criticism," The Portable Woollcott (1946). Writing for the ...
Little Boy Blue
The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and stanch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket molds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was new
And the soldier was passing fair,
And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
"Now, don't you go till I come," he said,
"And don't you make any noise!"
So toddling off to his trundle-bed
He dreamed of the pretty toys.
And as he was dreaming, an angel song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue,--
Oh, the years are many, the ...
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Why did he date his poem Christmas Eve 1914, when he died in 1895
Did he write Fairy Parachute?
I have loved his poetry since I was a child. My mother read all of his poems to me many times. I believe she told me that Little Boy Blue was written about is son who died at age 6. Can anyone here confirm this?
I recited a poem of Eugene Fields entitled Shoes and Stockings and do. Not see it listed here!
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The instant responding email gave me no way to further communicate with the sender...I tried both.
Why did you change my password to four numbers? I tried both and it only accepted the numbers.
nancy morse....johnandnancymorse@frontier.com email. hope to hear from you.
My grandfather read Eugene Field to me when I was younger. He is by far my favorite poet. I have noticed however that there are a few type-o's in some of them. You have even left out a compleat verse in 'Pittypat and Tippytoe'. I am wondering if you did this because of its refference to God? Even though, you have done a wonderful thing here. Thank you.