If God will give you only this: In childhood hours a mother's kiss, And, after she has gone away, A thought of Mother ev'ry day, Though God should give you nothing more, How great your wealth, how rich your store! If God will give in later life A loving comrade, patient wife, To share your joy and share your ill, A fond companion, come what will, Then God could give no greater gift Than hands to help and love to lift. If God will give you but a boy To make your house a house of joy, If God will give you but a girl With golden heart and golden curl, Then God has made you richer far Than many other mortals are. If God will give you sense to see The greatness of simplicity, The honest heart, the open mind, The joy that comes from being kind, Though other wealth He may withhold, Then God has given more than gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POST-IMPRESSIONIST SUSURRATION FOR THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE WRECK OF THE CIRCUS TRAIN by HAYDEN CARRUTH THOUGHTS OF A TINY PIG by DAVID IGNATOW HEGIRA by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DISMAL MOMENT PASSING by CLARENCE MAJOR |