Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WELCOME, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER


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First Line: Anither bairn cam' hame
Last Line: In the hearts o' mither an' me!
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs.
Subject(s): Greetings; Homecoming; Love


ANITHER bairn cam' hame—
Hame to mither and me!
It was yestreen in the gloamin'—
When scarce was light to see
The wee bit face o' the darlin'—
That its greetin' cry was heard,
And crowdin' close we made a place
To haud anither bird!

Sax little bonnie mouths,
Ah me! tak' muckle to fill,
But to grudge the bit t' the seventh
For mither and me were ill!
Oh! nestle up closer, dearie,
Lie saft on the snawy breast,
Where fast life's fountain floweth,
When thy twa warm lips are prest.

The rich man counteth his cares
By the shinin' gowd in 's hand,
By 's ships that sail on the sea,
By 's harvests that whiten the land.
The puir man counteth his blessings
By the ring o' voices sweet,
By the hope that glints in bairnies' een,
By the sound o' bairnies' feet.

An' it 's welcome hame, my darlin'!
Hame to mither an' me!
An' it 's never may ye find less o' love
Than the love ye brought wi' ye!
Cauld are the blasts o' the wild wind,
An' rough the warld may be,
But warm 's the hame o' the wee one
In the hearts o' mither an' me!





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