I know a mother wise as Solomon, Who trained a boy till he stood six foot three Close to her well-poised will. It came that he One sudden day backed up against the sun, And saw his shadow, -- felt the long course run, Since dawn, -- then told his mother's ears, "I'm free." Outwalking pride down the long shadow, she Agreed with wisdom, and his cause was won. And so I think the best of England's blood Looked down the lengthening shadow of our land, With frock outgrown whatever way it stood, And out across the seas stretched a warm hand. After wide years we own her motherhood, And wise heart linked to heart, we understand. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A WINTER PIECE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT LINES ON OBSERVING A BLOSSOM [ON THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY 1796] by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON by HENRY LYNDEN FLASH A SONG TO CELIA by CHARLES SEDLEY CHOPIN'S NOCTURNE IN G MINOR by ARLO BATES |