 | [Poems by Cary in] The Poetical Works Of Alice and Phoebe Cary |  |
HAPPY WOMEN.
Impatient women, as you wait
In cheerful homes to-night, to hear
The sound of steps that, soon or late,
Shall come as music to your ear;
In cheerful homes to-night, to hear
The sound of steps that, soon or late,
Shall come as music to your ear;
Forget yourselves a little while,
And think in pity of the pain
Of women who will never smile
To hear a coming step again.
And think in pity of the pain
Of women who will never smile
To hear a coming step again.
With babes that in their cradle sleep,
Or cling to you in perfect trust;
Think of the mothers left to weep,
Their babies lying in the dust.
Or cling to you in perfect trust;
Think of the mothers left to weep,
Their babies lying in the dust.
And when the step you wait for comes,
And all your world is full of light,
O women, safe in happy homes,
Pray for all lonesome souls to-night!
And all your world is full of light,
O women, safe in happy homes,
Pray for all lonesome souls to-night!
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