Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NOBODY KNOWS - BUT MOTHER, by H. C. DODGE


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NOBODY KNOWS - BUT MOTHER, by                    
First Line: Nobody knows of the work it makes
Last Line: Nobody can--but mother.
Subject(s): Mothers


NOBODY knows of the work it makes
To keep the home together,
Nobody knows of the steps it takes,
Nobody knows--but mother.

Nobody listens to childish woes,
Which kisses only smother;
Nobody's pained by naughty blows,
Nobody--only mother.

Nobody knows of the sleepless care
Bestowed on baby brother;
Nobody knows of the tender prayer,
Nobody--only mother.

Nobody knows of the lessons taught
Of loving one another;
Nobody knows of the patience sought,
Nobody--only mother.

Nobody knows of the anxious fears,
Lest darling may not weather
The storm of life in after years,
Nobody knows--but mother.

Nobody kneels at the throne above
To Thank the Heavenly Father
For the sweetest gift--a mother's love;
Nobody can--but mother.





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