Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNCERTAINTY, by NOLANNE O'HAIR


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First Line: If I had been thy mother, holy child
Last Line: Have given thee as mary gave? ... O holy child...
Subject(s): Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women - Bible; Virgin Mary


If I had been thy mother, Holy Child,
Could I have borne thy glory as the mild
Sweet Mary did? Would I have felt no sudden fear
Beholding wise men from the far east kneeling near
Thy lowly manger bed? Those sages great
Who counselled kings in grave affairs of state --
Ah, what had they to do with thee, my little son?
Why proffered they rare jewels to my dearest one?
Would I have craved no homage due to me
When humble shepherds, prostrate, worshipped thee,
Because I was thy mother? Would the angels' song
Have made my faith, like Mary's, firm and strong,
While purpose high gained from their prophecy
Clothed all my dreams of thy futurity?
Ah then, at last, could love like mine, grown reconciled,
Have given thee as Mary gave? ... O Holy Child...





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