Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GOD'S GIFTS, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH


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GOD'S GIFTS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: If god will give you only this
Last Line: Then god has given more than gold.
Subject(s): God


If God will give you only this:
In childhood hours a mother's kiss,
And, after she has gone away,
A thought of Mother ev'ry day,
Though God should give you nothing more,
How great your wealth, how rich your store!

If God will give in later life
A loving comrade, patient wife,
To share your joy and share your ill,
A fond companion, come what will,
Then God could give no greater gift
Than hands to help and love to lift.

If God will give you but a boy
To make your house a house of joy,
If God will give you but a girl
With golden heart and golden curl,
Then God has made you richer far
Than many other mortals are.

If God will give you sense to see
The greatness of simplicity,
The honest heart, the open mind,
The joy that comes from being kind,
Though other wealth He may withhold,
Then God has given more than gold.





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