Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AN UNWANTED BOY, by CLYDE MCGEE


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AN UNWANTED BOY, by                    
First Line: Poor little lad!
Last Line: A mother's true love.
Subject(s): Death - Children; Graves; Loss; Mothers & Sons; Mourning; Death - Babies; Tombs; Tombstones; Bereavement


Poor little lad!
No roof to shelter him,
No voice to welcome him,
No arms to mother him,
None to be kind;
Unwanted boy!

One came to mourn him
Falsely for gain!
Cruel was the world to him
In life and in death;
Wronged little lad!

All that is passed now—
Here he lies sleeping,
Warm is the sun
That shines on his head,
Bright are the flowers
That cover his bed.
Sweet be thy sleep,
Dear little boy!

And Thou God Who dwellest
In Mansions above,
Give him on waking
A Mother's true love.





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