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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT THE MOTHERS DO, by MARY L. C. ROBINSON
First Line: Praying for the little people
Last Line: This is what the mothers do.
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: Praying for the little people
Last Line: This is what the mothers do.
Subject(s): Mothers
PRAYING for the little people
(Closed are eyes of brown and blue),
By the quiet bedside kneeling
With a trustful, sure appealing;
All the Spirit's guidance needing,
Seeking it with earnest pleading--
This is what the mothers do.
Parting from the little people
(Heart of mine how fast they grew!)
Fashioning the wedding dresses,
Treasuring the last caresses;
Waiting then as years fly faster
For the summons of the Master--
This is what the mothers do.
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