 | The poems and prose writings of Sumner Lincoln Fairfield
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SONNET.
Welcome, Angelo! to a world of care!
Fair firstborn of my youth, thou 'rt welcome here!
Thy smile can charm away the world's despair,
And light a rainbow in the heart's wild tear.
Thy quick intelligence, thy winning ways,
Thy deep affection in life's first hours shown,
Thy father's spirit, like a mantle, thrown
About thee, studded by the pearly rays
That float like music round the faery soul
Of thy mild cheerful mother, with her smiles
Beaming like starlight o'er the ocean's isles,
That oft deep sorrow from my heart have stole—
These blend, my boy! in thy dark ardent eyes
Like zodiacs in the depth of heaven's blue skies!
| The poems and prose writings of Sumner Lincoln Fairfield
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