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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MOTHER'S PRAYER, by HELEN P. METZGER
First Line: So many cares to burden all the day
Last Line: Just to keep sweet.
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: So many cares to burden all the day
Last Line: Just to keep sweet.
Subject(s): Mothers
SO many cares to burden all the day,
So many wounds to bind, and hurts to heal,
So many steps to guide along the way,
So much for hands to do and hearts to feel.
Thou knowest, Lord, how weary mothers grow;
How at the close of day, we come with lagging feet
And ofttimes aching head, to ask Thy help
Just to keep sweet.
The cup of little things, things that worry so,
Comes often to a mother's lips to drink.
The griefs and joys that only mothers know
Make up her chain of days, forged link by link.
Dear Lord, a mother draws her strength from Thee,
Her wisdom, too, to guide the childish feet;
But always, Lord, our daily need will be
Just to keep sweet.
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