O lesson well and wisely taught <br />Stay with me to the last, <br />That all my life may better be <br />For the trial that is past. <br />O vanity, mislead no more! <br />Sleep, like passions, long! <br />Wake, happy heart, and dance again <br />To the music of my song! <br /> <br />O summer days, flit fast away, <br />And bring the blithesome hour <br />When we three wanderers shall meet <br />Safe in our household flower! <br />O dear mamma, lament no more! <br />Smile on us as we come, <br />Your grief has been our punishment, <br />Your love has led us home.<br /><br />Louisa May Alcott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-rose-family-song-ii/
