Poems (E. L. F.)/To minnie

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4573888Poems — To minnieE. L. F.
TO MINNIE.
1855.
Minnie, darling of my heart,
Is there no song for thee?
Thou art the sunshine of a life
That lives in loving thee.

And fair art thou as a summer's dream,
With thy bright and golden hair;
And the merry tone of thy infant laugh
Rings on the silent air.

But who shall tell of thy beaming glance,
That speaking, soul-lit eye,
With its sweet bright gaze of dewy love,
Calm as an evening sky?

Thou art a child of promise fair—
What shall thy future be?
O God in heaven! grant the prayer
Of a mother's love for thee.

I do not wish unmingled peace,
Nor sunshine without shade—
Not for such unmeted happiness
Were we poor creatures made;

But I would have endurance mild,
And hope, and faith, and love,
For ever to be near my child,
Guiding to realms above.