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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO 'AN AMIABLE CHILD', by MABEL N. LAWSON
First Line: In the shadow of a tomb
Last Line: By a smile upon his face.
Subject(s): Innocence
First Line: In the shadow of a tomb
Last Line: By a smile upon his face.
Subject(s): Innocence
In the shadow of a tomb
Where in homage men have filed,
Under sod is one at rest
Called "An Amiable Child."
Voices hushed, in solemn mien,
Mortals guard a nation's shrine,
But the boy is sentineled
In the whispering trees' confine.
In his grill-enclosured grave
Lies sweet innocence at rest,
In the marbled sepulchre
Is reposed a medalled breast.
And though manhood brought the man
To a death-defying fame,
Yet how good it is to know
That the lad is free from blame.
Stern, the General's glory rode,
Borne upon a nation's grace,
But the gentle child won fame
By a smile upon his face.
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