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+------ Thema: Wells, Anna Maria: To a Young Mother (/showthread.php?tid=14358)
Wells, Anna Maria: To a Young Mother - ZaunköniG - 07.05.2007
To a Young Mother
Belinda! the young blossom that doth lie
So lightly on thy bosom, - clasp it there;
For on her brow an empress doth not wear,
Nor in her jewelled zone, a gem more fair,
Or that doth deck her more becomingly.
Forget not, then, that deep within thy flower
The germs lie hid of lovelier, holier things: -
Filial affection, that spontaneous springs;
High truth and maiden purity; the power
That comes of gentleness; ay, and more, -
Piety, nourished in the bosom’s core.
These, if so cherished, shall thy blossom bear,
And, with the dews of heavenly love impearled,
It shall adorn thee in another world.