Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
Poems of Home: I. About ChildrenThe Baby
George MacDonald (18241905)W
Out of the everywhere into the here.
Out of the sky as I came through.
Some of the starry spikes left in.
I found it waiting when I got here.
A soft hand stroked it as I went by.
Something better than any one knows.
Three angels gave me at once a kiss.
God spoke, and it came out to hear.
Love made itself into hooks and bands.
From the same box as the cherubs’ wings.
God thought about me, and so I grew.
God thought of you, and so I am here.