WHITE little hands! <br /> Pink little feet! <br />Dimpled all over, <br /> Sweet, sweet, sweet! <br />What dost thou wail for? <br /> The unknown? the unseen? <br />The ills that are coming, <br /> The joys that have been? <br /> <br />Cling to me closer, <br /> Closer and closer, <br />Till the pain that is purer <br /> Hath banish’d the grosser. <br />Drain, drain at the stream, love, <br /> Thy hunger is freeing, <br />That was born in a dream, love, <br /> Along with thy being! <br /> <br />Little fingers that feel <br /> For their home on my breast, <br />Little lips that appeal <br /> For their nurture, their rest! <br />Why, why dost thou weep, dear? <br /> Nay, stifle thy cries, <br />Till the dew of thy sleep, dear, <br /> Lies soft on thine eyes.<br /><br />Alfred Austin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/songs-from-prince-lucifer-ii-mother-song/
