TWO BIRTHDAYS.
One little year ago to-day,
My darling's birthday face above,
I wished the world's best gifts away
To crown my love.
My darling's birthday face above,
I wished the world's best gifts away
To crown my love.
How could I dream of grief so near,
How could I shrink from coming harms,
When thus I held her, fond and dear,
Within my arms?
How could I shrink from coming harms,
When thus I held her, fond and dear,
Within my arms?
When shining from the smiling eyes,
And laughing round the baby lips,
I saw the future years arise
Without eclipse.
And laughing round the baby lips,
I saw the future years arise
Without eclipse.
Folding her closer to my breast,—
Of all the hopes that love would crave
How could I dream that naught would rest
But this small grave?
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O saddened heart, bowed sorely down
Beneath the harsh weight of thy loss,
Of all the hopes that love would crave
How could I dream that naught would rest
But this small grave?
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O saddened heart, bowed sorely down
Beneath the harsh weight of thy loss,
