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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEND THEM TO BED WITH A KISS, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: "o mothers, so weary, discouraged"
Last Line: Send the children to bed with a kiss!
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: "o mothers, so weary, discouraged"
Last Line: Send the children to bed with a kiss!
Subject(s): Mothers
O MOTHERS, so weary, discouraged,
Worn out with the cares of the day,
You often grow cross and impatient,
Complain of the noise and the play;
For the day brings so many vexations,
So many things going amiss;
But, mothers, whatever may vex you,
Send the children to bed with a kiss!
The dear little feet wander often,
Perhaps, from the pathway of right,
The dear little hands find new mischief
To try you from morning till night;
But think of the desolate mothers
Who'd give all the world for your bliss,
And, as thanks for your infinite blessings,
Send the children to bed with a kiss.
For some day their noise will not vex you,
The silence will hurt you far more;
You will long for their sweet childish voices
For a sweet childish face at the door;
And to press a child's face to your bosom,
You'd give all the world for just this!
For the comfort 'twill bring you in sorrow,
Send the children to bed with a kiss!
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