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When
You look at me
My
son
With
Your candid eyes
So
blue
There are no powers
My
son
That can dim
My
love for you
When
You shower me with kisses
And your arms
Round my neck
Entwine
I
know
There is no bliss
Comparable
To
mine
And
At
eventide
When you’ve whispered
Soft good night
Tenderly
I
tuck you
Into bed
And slowly
Dim the light
I
stand there
For a long long
While
And watch you
As
you sleep
And in the dark
I
can see you
Smile
As
you softly
Slumber
Slumber deep
Then
In
my heart
There wells up
Such
A
longing
Such a fear
That tomorrow
When I wake up
You
Might not
Be
near
And the tears
Are overflowing
As
I
Kiss
Your little hand
And the wind
Outside
Is
blowing
And I hear
An
angel band
I
can
Hear
Their heavenly voices
I
can hear
Their
Strumming lyres
And at once
My
heart rejoices and calmed
Are all my fears
For it’s then
I
realize
That no matter
What
Should happen
In
my heart
Those laughing eyes
Indelibly
Are graven
(for Laurie 1936)
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Little
Will you
Who see
Or
hear my songs
Know
Why
They came to be.
But
So
long
As
they pierce
They penetrate
Your depths
And move you
For but an instant;
My
song
Will have been
Worth
The singing.
(1939)
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I will
Seal off
The chambers of my heart
Where once
You dwelt, beloved
And none
Nor I
Again
Will enter there
All will remain
As once it was
Only love
Alone
Will remember there
Love alone
In the dark
(1939)
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Sometimes
When none is near
To see
Or hear
The tears
Stream furiously
From out the depths
Beyond my eyes
They spew
Their bitter brine
Into the silence
Of the mocking night.
(1939)
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