Not in this chamber only at my birth— br When the long hours of that mysterious night br Were over, and the morning was in sight— br I cried, but in strange places, steppe and firth br I have not seen, through alien grief and mirth; br And never shall one room contain me quite br Who in so many rooms first saw the light, br Child of all mothers, native of the earth. br br So is no warmth for me at any fire br To-day, when the world's fire has burned so low; br I kneel, spending my breath in vain desire, br At that cold hearth which one time roared so strong, br And straighten back in weariness, and long br To gather up my little gods and go.br br Edna St.