THE BRIGHT SMILE AT THE DOOR.
BY R. K. MUNKITriIICK.
When day ha? almost vanished, And brightly sets the sun ; When six o'clock is striking And nil the work is done ; I fondly wander homeward. My bosom brimming o'er With joy when I discover The bright smile at the door. At work what always cheers me? What makes my spirits light. When birds sing in the morning. When stars are out at night ? What gildeth all my visions And makes my soul explore Unnumbered happy valleys? The bright smile at the door. Oh, where's the charm so certain To lead the wanderer home. To guide his erring footsteps Wherever he may roam. That leads him ever homeward, From every foreign shore, A memory e'er alluring? The bright smile at the door. A gay and loving welcome May cheer the poorest meal, A little word of kindness The sting from grief may steal And life to ine is fairer And sweeter than before Since I have learned to look for The bright smilo at the door. Oh, wives wher'er your dwelling, However poor it seem, You'll make of it a palace More fair than man can dream, If only you'll remember How much a man sets store By love's reward of labor— The bright smilo at the door.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 745, 11 June 1886, Page 4
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