Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BY HIS BEDSIDE, by FERN MARY MUNSELL


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BY HIS BEDSIDE, by                    
First Line: Dear little fellow - you are fast
Last Line: Gentleness.
Subject(s): Children; Patience; Regret; Wisdom; Childhood


Dear little fellow -- you are fast
asleep in bed; One who loves little
children, such peacefulness has
spread all round about that childish
troubles have been blotted out.

Those words of harshness that today
I said, I hope are banished from your
sleepy head, and as you leave another
day behind, I wish that I had been a
bit more kind; but when you start upon
a newer day, I'll try to teach you in
a gentler way.

Dear God -- help me acquire before he
wakes a greater wisdom from today's
mistakes; help me to be more patient,
and possess a deeper quality of
gentleness.





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