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THE THINGS IN THE BOTTOM DRAWER, by                    
First Line: There are whips and tops and pieces of strings
Last Line: For the things in the bottom drawer
Subject(s): Mothers


THERE are whips and tops and pieces of strings,
There are shoes which no little feet wear,
There are bits of ribbon and broken things,
And tresses of golden hair;
There are little dresses folded away
Out of the light of the sunny day.

There are dainty jackets that never are worn,
There are toys and models of ships,
There are books and pictures all faded and torn,
And marked by the finger-tips
Of dimpled hands that have fallen to dust;
Yet I strive to think that the Lord is just.

But a feeling of bitterness fills my soul
Sometimes, when I try to pray,
That a Reaper has spared so many flowers
And taken mine away;
And I almost doubt if the Lord can know
That a mother's heart can love them so.

And then I think of my children two--
My babes that never grew old;
To know they are waiting and watching for you,
In the city with streets of gold!
Safe, safe from the cares of the weary years,
From sorrow and sin and war;
And I thank my God with falling tears
For the things in the bottom drawer.





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