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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD MATREM, by JULIAN HENRY FANE
First Line: Oft in the after days, when thou and I
Last Line: Shall link my love unto thine honored name.
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: Oft in the after days, when thou and I
Last Line: Shall link my love unto thine honored name.
Subject(s): Mothers
OFT in the after days, when thou and I
Have fallen from the cope of human view,
When, both together, under the sweet sky
We sleep beneath the daisies and the dew,
Men will recall thy gracious presence bland,
Conning the pictured sweetness of thy face;
Will pore o'er paintings by thy plastic hand,
And vaunt thy skill, and tell thy deeds of grace.
Oh, may they then, who crown thee with true bays,
Saying, "What love unto her son she bore!"
Make this addition to thy perfect praise,
"Nor ever yet was mother worshiped more!"
So shall I live with thee, and thy dear fame
Shall link my love unto thine honored name.
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