T0 NORA,
ON HER THIRD BIRTH-DAY, JUNE 21
Nora, my heart's darling!
This is thy natal day,
And three short years of thy young life
Have briefly passed away.
May a mother's blessing linger
Ever round thee, Nora, dear!
Though it save thee not from sorrow,
It may wile away a tear.
This is thy natal day,
And three short years of thy young life
Have briefly passed away.
May a mother's blessing linger
Ever round thee, Nora, dear!
Though it save thee not from sorrow,
It may wile away a tear.
Thou'rt the child of early promise,
Of many hopes and fears;
May thy joyous-hearted gladness
Bear thee on through upward years.
Of many hopes and fears;
May thy joyous-hearted gladness
Bear thee on through upward years.
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