Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY MOTHER'S PICTURE, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON


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First Line: How shall I here her placid picture paint
Last Line: So shall I see her, if we meet in heaven.
Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise
Subject(s): Mothers; Paintings And Painters; Portraits


HOW shall I here her placid picture paint
With touch that shall be delicate, yet sure?
Soft hair above a brow so high and pure
Years have not soiled it with an earthly taint,
Needing no aureole to prove her saint;
Firm mind that no temptation could allure;
Soul strong to do, heart stronger to endure;
And calm, sweet lips, that utter no complaint.

So have I seen her, in my darkest days
And when her own most sacred ties were riven,
Walk tranquilly in self-denying ways,
Asking for strength, and sure it would be given;
Filling her life with lowly prayer, high praise, --
So shall I see her, if we meet in heaven.






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