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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT MOTHER SAID, by MABEL STANDLEY MARSTON
First Line: Close your eyes,' our mother said
Last Line: We say to our children now.
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: Close your eyes,' our mother said
Last Line: We say to our children now.
Subject(s): Mothers
"Close your eyes," our mother said,
"Take a deep breath, my dear,
See, the sliver's nearly out,
And you haven't shed a tear."
Close your eyes, trust, don't look,
Breathe a deep breath, a prayer --
That was the source of mother's strength
When things were hard to bear.
Slivers -- or hearts all broken and sore --
It always helped somehow;
So "close your eyes and take a deep breath,"
We say to our children now.
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