DEAR Child of Nature, let them rail! -- There is a nest in a green dale, A harbour and a hold; Where thou, a Wife and Friend, shalt see Thy own heart-stirring days, and be A light to young and old. There, healthy as a shepherd boy, And treading among flowers of joy Which at no season fade, Thou, while thy babes around thee cling, Shalt show us how divine a thing A Woman may be made. Thy thoughts and feelings shall not die, Nor leave thee, when grey hairs are nigh, A melancholy slave; But an old age serene and bright, And lovely as a Lapland night, Shall lead thee to thy grave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GUARDIAN ANGEL (A PICTURE AT FANO) by ROBERT BROWNING AT THE CLOSED GATE OF JUSTICE by JAMES DAVID CORROTHERS AT HOME by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI OUR MODEST DOUGHBOYS by CHARLTON ANDREWS THE MESSENGER by WILLIAM ROSE BENET THE ROUNDHOUSE by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |