Edith Nesbit - Baby's Birthday

Edith Nesbit - Baby's Birthday

G.T.A. br br BEFORE your life that is to come, br Love stands with eager eyes, that vainly br Seek to discern what gift may fit br The slow unfolding years of it; br And still Time's lips are sealed and dumb, br And still Love sees no future plainly. br br br We cannot guess what flowers will spring br Best in your garden, bloom most brightly; br But some fair flowers in any plot br Will spring and grow, and wither not; br And such wish-flowers we gladly bring, br And in that small hand lay them lightly. br br br Baby, we wish that those dear eyes br May see fulfilment of our dreaming, br Those little feet may turn from wrong, br Those hands to hold the right be strong, br That heart be pure, that mind be wise br To know the true from the true-seeming. br br br We wish that all your life may be br A life of selfless brave endeavour-- br That for reward the fates allow br Such love as lines your soft nest now br To warm the years for you, when we, br Who wish you this, are cold for ever.


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