Poems by Felicia Dorothea Browne/Lines, For my Mother's Birth-Day

by Felicia Hemans

LINES, FOR MY MOTHER'S BIRTH-DAY.

This day let pleasure smile on every face,
And beam in every eye with sprightly grace;
Let artless joy the flowing lay inspire,
And sweet affection consecrate the lyre.

And see! all nature smiles around;
And hark! the "wood notes wild" resound;
In sunny robe the May appears,
The presage fair of golden years.

Let Hope with soft propitious ray,
    Our bosoms fondly cheer;
Ne'er may the sunshine of this day
    Be clouded with a tear.