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LITTLE MAN! LITTLE MAN! COME TO ME NOW by ANONYMOUS

Last Line: THAT ONLY A MOTHER CAN KNOW
Subject(s): MOTHERS;
LITTLE MAN! Little Man! come to me now!
Come, let me hold you tight!
I will fold you away in the nest of my heart,
Far from all harm to-night--
Deep in my heart is a garden
Of lilies of love, and they glow
In the light, blooming into an Eden
That only a mother can know.

Little Man! Little Man! close your dear eyes;
I'll sing you off to sleep,
While mystical elfins of babyhood dreams
Hover about you, and creep
Ever so lightly to lead you
Into the realm where love
Dimples your pathway with kisses
As pure as the dew from above.

Little Man! Little Man! now you are safe,
Forever safe on my breast,
Your heart in my heart is embedded,
And night croons a song of rest,
Rest while the beautiful lilies
Of love guard your slumber and glow
In the light of an earthly Eden
That only a mother can know.



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