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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOME TIME, by EUGENE FIELD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Last night, my darling, as you slept
Last Line: But some time you shall know.
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: Last night, my darling, as you slept
Last Line: But some time you shall know.
Subject(s): Mothers
LAST night, my darling, as you slept,
I thought I heard you sigh,
And to your little crib I crept,
And watched a space thereby;
Then, bending down, I kissed your brow--
For, oh! I love you so--
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Some time, when, in a darkened place
Where others come to weep,
Your eyes shall see a weary face
Calm in eternal sleep;
The speechless lips, the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile may show--
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Look backward, then, into the years,
And see me here to-night--
See, O my darling! how my tears
Are falling as I write;
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago--
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
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