A baby running barefoot by D.H. Lawrence

A baby running barefoot

Introduction

it is a really very exciting moment for parents when their child begins to step to walk. The present poem a baby running barefoot points out fatherly Love by the poet D.H. Lawrence, one of the most striking figures in the world of literature between two world wars. He is basically a novelist, but he first appeared as a poet. In print with magazine contribution in 1910 and continued to write poetry throughout his life. The present poem a baby running barefoot presents a beautiful picture of an innocent baby enjoying running in the company of nature. This poem is a pleasant picture of the world. let's analysis the poem in detail

Poem

When the bare feet of the baby beat across the grass
The little white feet nod like white flowers in the wind,
They poise and run like ripples lapping across the water;
And the sight of their white play among the grass
Is like a little robin’s song, winsome,
Or as two white butterflies settle in the cup of one flower
For a moment, then away with a flutter of wings.

I long for the baby to wander hither to me
Like a wind-shadow wandering over the water,
So that she can stand on my knee
With her little bare feet in my hands,
Cool like syringa buds,
Firm and silken like pink young peony flowers.

Theme

The central idea of the poem is the Innocence of a baby enjoying across the grass. Childhood is a blessed stage of life that is without any burden, worries or tension. This poem shows a wonderful picture of a baby running and the pleasure of her father.

Title

The title is a long but very simple title 'a baby running barefoot' is a well-chosen title it indicates the full meaning regarding the poem. The title itself is a complete statement. It is apt for the poem.

Analysis of the poem

It is rightly commented that the child is a citizen of nature. This poem shows the free movement of the child in the lap of nature and in the company of her father. This short poem is divided into only two stanzas, the first of seven lines and the second is only six lines.

This poem begins with the baby who is running barefoot across the grass. The poet has made use of figures of speech like simply personification in many lines in just the second line the poet compares the baby's white feet with white flowers :

"The little white feet nod like

white flowers in the wind."

Lawrence draws a delightful pen picture here. The baby is its movement has been glorified by comparing them with replies, little Robin's song or butterflies settle in the cup of the on the flower.

in the second stanza poet wishes, the baby wander around him and he wants the baby stands on his knee and her in his hand.

Style

Being a profound novelist, D.H.Lawrence is a popular 20th century writer. However, his verse is also remarkable. His style in this poem is simple and light. There are some example of alliteration in the poem like

Baby ...Beat

White...Wind

Run... Ripples

Like... Little

Wind... Wandering

She... Stand....etc...

A reader can observe here the objects of nature like grass, flowers, wind, water, butterflies and so on.

Conclusion

As we noted earlier 'child is a citizen of nature' Laurence has composed this poem with the same doctrine. Laurence describes the baby in the company of nature, a child looks more charming when it starts walking or running. In the Ramayana and Mahabharata, we find such a song as a highlight of the beauty of Lord Ram or Krishna when they begin to walk.