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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TOUCH OF CHILDREN'S HANDS, by JOHN JARVIS HOLDEN
First Line: Oh, touch of children's hands! And whether ta'en
Last Line: Eternity — oh, touch of children's hands!
Subject(s): Children; Hands; Touch (sense); Childhood
First Line: Oh, touch of children's hands! And whether ta'en
Last Line: Eternity — oh, touch of children's hands!
Subject(s): Children; Hands; Touch (sense); Childhood
OH, TOUCH of children's hands! And whether ta'en
Away from us in dearest feebleness,
Or whether they work out their days of stress;
Or whether, after longing years of pain,
We follow them, if so be, ne'er again
Beyond the grave to know again and bless
The baby fingers that with soft impress
Blessed ours, unmindful of their sin and stain.
Yet somewhere, somehow, in this universe
We faintly call our own, survives and stands
Some witness which forever must rehearse
That thrill too holy for the mortal curse,
We've felt — we feel — at touch which e'er demands
Eternity — oh, touch of children's hands!
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