THE FATHER.
(For the N.Z. Tablet.) He cannot understand her soul— A thing so pure, so white—■ In which no man should dare to gaze, But angels must delight. "lis strange that God should choose the cue He always lov'd the best, And for His Vestal Virgin snatch The treasure of the nest. But God knows best ; no man on earth Was worthy of such bride— Within the cloisters she will live, As violets do hide. But oh! The- heavy, stone-like weight To give away his girl— Tho sweetest, imago of his wife— His Margueritehis pearl. But God knows best; ah, who could say What snares the world had set For Marguerite, his fav'rite one? Then fly, thou vain regret! And so he sees her robed in white— His Marguerite, his childRejoices that the Lord should keep Her white soul undefiled. Sure, God could not more honor give To lovely Marguerite, Than robe her in a nun's white, robes And chain her to JHfj Feet.
—Angela Hastings.
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New Zealand Tablet, 14 August 1919, Page 18
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167THE FATHER. New Zealand Tablet, 14 August 1919, Page 18
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