Last night, my darling, as you slept, <br /> I thought I heard you sigh, <br />And to your little crib I crept, <br /> And watched a space thereby; <br />And then I stooped and kissed your brow, <br /> For oh! I love you so-- <br />You are too young to know it now, <br /> But some time you shall know! <br /> <br />Some time when, in a darkened place <br /> Where others come to weep, <br />Your eyes shall look upon a face <br /> Calm in eternal sleep, <br />The voiceless lips, the wrinkled brow, <br /> The patient smile shall show-- <br />You are too young to know it now, <br /> But some time you may know! <br /> <br />Look backward, then, into the years, <br /> And see me here to-night-- <br />See, O my darling! how my tears <br /> Are falling as I write; <br />And feel once more upon your brow <br /> The kiss of long ago-- <br />You are too young to know it now, <br /> But some time you shall know.<br /><br />Eugene Field<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/some-time/
