MATERNITY.
I hold two dainty little fact Clasped in my warm and loving hand ; So soft and pink, they sure must be Two rose-leaves blown from fairyland. I hold a wee and helpless form Pressed closely to my happy heartWhy, baby !— mine by right divine— The right of pain— a mother's part O beauteous life ! so fair and new, That yesterday was blent with mine ! 0 wondrous soul ! so lately sprung A sparklet from the Source Divine ! God's priceless gift, you come to me Embodied in this little form ; My soul accepts its happiness As flowers the sunshine soft and warm. Mr brow seems decked by coronet, The fairest earth has ever seen— The diadem of motherhood— 'Tis nature's hand that crowns me queen. What realms are open t> my sight I I tread the regions of the blest ; And all because this little form Lies fair and helpless on my breast. A tiny bud, whose flower complete May bloom to bless my waning years. Oh motherhood ! you hold a bliss That best may be expreased in tears. Carry Stevens Walter.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2182, 3 July 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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181MATERNITY. Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2182, 3 July 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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