MOTHER.
Mari.' t
When she undid her hair at night, About the time for lying down, She came and knelt. I was so small There in my bed, her curls did fall All over me, light gold and brown.
I fell asleep amid her prayers. Her fair, young face (far off it seems), Her girlish voice, her kisses sweet, The patter of her busy feet, Passed with me into charming dreams.
And when I woke at merry morn. Through her gold hair I saw the sun Flame strong, shine glad, and glorify The great good world. Ob, never can I Forget her words—" My darling one I"
Ah ! checkered years since then have crept Past her and me, and we have known Some sorrow and much tempered joy, Far into manhood stands her boy, And her gold hair snow-white is blown.
The world has changed by slow degrees, And as old days recede, alas 1 So much of trouble have the new, Those rare far joys grow dim, seen through Sad times as through a darkened glass.
But just this morning when I woke How lovingly my lips were kissed ! How; chaste and clear the sunlight shona On mother's hair, like gold-dust sown k Athwart; thin clouds of silver mist J
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1609, 10 April 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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