To his charming black-eyed niece <br /> Uncle Harry wishest peace! <br /> Wishes roses over strow'd <br /> O'er her sublunary road! <br /> <br /> No rude winds around her howl, <br /> O'er her head no tempests scowl; <br /> No red lightnings flash around, <br /> No loud thunders rock the ground! <br /> <br /> Bright has been her morning sun, <br /> Brighter still be that to come! <br /> All a blue serene above, <br /> Within, all innocence and love.<br /><br />Henry Livingston Jr.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-my-little-niece-anne-duyckinck/
