What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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SOLVED: Other > SOLVED A poem about a dead child with his toys awaiting him

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message 1: by Stephen (new)

Stephen (havan) | 151 comments my grandmother used to subscribe to a magazine called Ideals and it included many famous poems evoking whatever mood was appropriate for the month but it also had one or more semi-maudlin poems each month as well.

The other day my brother mentioned one that I sort of semi-recall as well. It dealt with a child's toys all lined up and awaiting his return and growing dusty in their vigil. Neither my brother nor I can recall the name of the poem or the poet but it got me curious.

This would have had to have been pre-1968 at the latest. Can anyone else recall this poem?


message 2: by Tab (new)

Tab (tabbrown) | 5084 comments Could be the Little Boy Blue poem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_B...


message 3: by Stephen (last edited Oct 01, 2013 05:48PM) (new)

Stephen (havan) | 151 comments Gosh! You guys are aces! That's the poem. I admit. It is still a tear-jerker.


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