Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CHILD IN THE HEART, by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL


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THE CHILD IN THE HEART, by                    
First Line: There's a child in my heart that sings and sings
Last Line: If ever the child in my heart be dead!
Subject(s): Children; Happiness; Hearts; Love; Childhood; Joy; Delight


There's a child in my heart that sings and sings,
"O life is love and life is fair;"
When my heart has peace and the spirit has wings,
Then I know that the child is singing there.

When the restless, midnight vigils I keep,
And suffer for trifles which pass away,
I know that the child in my heart is asleep.
Ah me! Will it wake another day?

When I fret at the burden of hourly strife,
I know that the child from my soul has fled.
Woe is me for the joy that is lost to my life,
If ever the child in my heart be dead!





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