When Death to Either shall come
Born 1844
WHEN Death to either shall come,--
I pray it be first to me,--
Be happy as ever at home,
If so, as I wish, it be.
Possess thy heart, my own;
And sing to the child on thy knee,
Or read to thyself alone
The songs that I made for thee.
DayPoems Poem No. 788
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The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
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