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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO LIGHT THE CANDLES, by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON First Line: (to those who wear the white carnation on mother's day) Last Line: For her own. Subject(s): Carnations; Love; Mother's Day | |||
(To those who wear the white carnation on Mother's Day.) Another mother gone— An aged mother, like a piece of precious lace, Delicate and fine; A lovely mother with a halo of white locks, Snowy and curling! A mother-pioneer, with courage, faith and hope And calm restraint: A tender mother, with a gracious family Grown like her: A thoughtful mother, full of kindly deeds As harvest sheaf is full of goodly grain Gleaming and golden; A praying mother, with the light of faith and love— A benediction; A kindly mother who would go first in the dark To light the candles, Welcoming others in; A sainted mother, but gone on a step To light the way And wait inside the portal For her own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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