Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO LIGHT THE CANDLES, by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON First Line: (to those who wear the white carnation on mother's day) Last Line: For her own. Subject(s): Carnations; Love; Mother's Day | ||||||||
(To those who wear the white carnation on Mother's Day.) Another mother gone An aged mother, like a piece of precious lace, Delicate and fine; A lovely mother with a halo of white locks, Snowy and curling! A mother-pioneer, with courage, faith and hope And calm restraint: A tender mother, with a gracious family Grown like her: A thoughtful mother, full of kindly deeds As harvest sheaf is full of goodly grain Gleaming and golden; A praying mother, with the light of faith and love A benediction; A kindly mother who would go first in the dark To light the candles, Welcoming others in; A sainted mother, but gone on a step To light the way And wait inside the portal For her own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...APPLES OF GOLD IN A NETWORK OF SILVER (FOR A FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY) by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON ARMISTICE PARADE by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON AS HE PASSED BY by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON BELTANE (FIRE OF GOD) by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON CALVIN COOLIDGE, 1872-1933: 1. THE MAN by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON CALVIN COOLIDGE, 1872-1933: 2. CREDO by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON CALVIN COOLIDGE, 1872-1933: 3. HIS GRAVE by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON CATTLE COUNTRY by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON CITY HALL AT NIGHT by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON DEFINITION by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON HOW LIKE A HARP by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON KOSCIUSKO (ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS AID TO AMERICA) by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON |
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