Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY SIX LITTLE BOYS, by KATHLEEN MOODY NOLEN


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MY SIX LITTLE BOYS, by                    
First Line: Oh my little ones around me
Last Line: My life has not been lived in vain.
Subject(s): Children; Mothers; Childhood


Oh my little ones around me
With their clinging baby hands,
How they fondle and caress me,
Life is sweet when they are near me;
I would stay Time's hand to hold them
And to keep them -- always children.

For they look to me and trust me,
Blindly follow and adore me,
Thinking I could do no wrong;
For am not I their mother
Whom they look to as their queen,
And I to them as subjects loving?

They cannot be my babies always --
One day they must reach man's estate.
Till then, may God's protecting angels
Watch o'er and guide my children's feet,
As they're tempted, sorely tried --
May God in Heaven be their guide

And lead them in the paths of peace,
Teach them love and charity --
Give them Health and manly beauty --
Clothed in Hearts of Righteousness.
If this -- within my boys I gain --
My life has not been lived in vain.





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