Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DESTINY, by EMMA E. NICHOLS


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DESTINY, by                    
First Line: It seems but yesterday
Last Line: Unto your chosen destiny.
Subject(s): Children; Fate; Parents; Childhood; Destiny; Parenthood


It seems but yesterday
You stood and gazed with ardent eyes
Across the threshold of your dreams
Into a shining Paradise.
You saw the glowing, rosy skies,
Beheld the promise of its flame,
While I, with vision dimmed by tears,
Could only whisper your dear name.

I stood aside -- I wonder why
-- And let you slip away from me;
How could my voice have slowed your feet
Which ran away so joyously?
No! Love was calling (I inept
To stem a tide so full and free)
And so, my child, I let you go
Unto your chosen destiny.





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