, I had no thought
  Of earthly pain or care.

Your faded petals now I touch
  With sacred love and awe;
For never will my heart kneel down
  To earthly will or law.

Your velvet beauty still is dear,
  Though faded now you seem;
You drooped and died, yet still you are
  The symbol of my dream.

Sweet, modest flower, tinged with gold,
  A lesson you have said;
Your purple glory, like my love,
  Is faded now, and dead.





The Baby's Tear.




A tiny drop of crystal dew
That fell from baby eyes of blue;
A shining treasure, there it lay
For grandma's love to wipe away.

A tear of sorrow, pure and meek
It graced our darling's dimpled cheek;
A gem so fair, that angels smiled
And claimed the treasure undefiled.

A sunbeam came with winsome grace
And chased the shadow from her face;
A smile fell from its wings of light
And baby eyes laughed at the sight.

The wee bright tear was kissed away,
Yet in our hearts its sorrow lay;
For like a shadow came the thought,
With pain and sorrow life is wrought.

Oh, baby heart, what will you do
When life's unrest is given you;
And mother-love no more like this
Each tear can banish with a kiss?

The love you brought, oh, baby dear,
Is like the sunbeam passing near;
A ray of light--a touch of gold
To keep our hearts from growing old.

Then may thy life grow strong and sweet
With mother-love to guide thy feet;
And may the sunbeams ever chase
Each shadow, darling from thy face.





Irene.




The years are slowly creeping on
  Beneath the summer sun;
Yet, still in silent love and peace
  Our lives serenely run.
Beyond the mist that veils the coming years
I see no gathering clouds, nor falling tears.

Beside life's river we have stood
  And lingered side by side;
Where royal roses bloomed and blushed
  And gleamed the lily's pride,
And happily there we've plucked the sweet wild flowers
while
, I had no thought 
   Of earthly pain or care. 

 Your evanesce petal now I touch 
   With consecrated sexual love and awe; 
 For never will my heart kneel down 
   To earthly will or police. 

 Your velvet smasher still is dear, 
   Though faded now you seem; 
 You wilt and died, yet still you are 
   The symbol of my ambition. 

 Sweet, modest flower, tinged with gold, 
   A lesson you have say; 
 Your purple glory, like my love, 
   Is languish now, and dead. 





 The Baby's Tear. 




 A tiny drop of quartz glass dew 
 That fell from child eyes of blue; 
 A shining treasure, there it lie 
 For grandma's love to wipe away. 

 A tear of sorrow, pure and meek 
 It decorate our darling's dimpled cheek; 
 A gem so fair, that angels smiled 
 And claimed the treasure undefiled. 

 A sunbeam came with winsome seemliness 
 And chase the shadow from her grimace; 
 A smile fall from its wings of light 
 And child eyes laugh at the sight. 

 The wee bright rip was kissed away, 
 Yet in our hearts its sorrow lay; 
 For like a shadow came the thought, 
 With pain and sorrow life is shaped. 

 Oh, baby center, what will you do 
 When life's unrest is given you; 
 And mother - love no more like this 
 Each rip can banish with a kiss? 

 The love you brought, oh, baby beloved, 
 Is like the sunbeam passing near; 
 A ray of light -- a contact of gold 
 To keep our hearts from growing old. 

 Then may thy animation grow potent and sweet 
 With mother - beloved to guide thy foot; 
 And may the sunbeams ever chase 
 Each shadow, darling from thy face. 





 Irene. 




 The old age are slowly sneak on 
   Beneath the summer sun; 
 Yet, still in silent love and peace 
   Our life serenely run. 
 Beyond the mist that veils the come years 
 I see no gathering clouds, nor falling tears. 

 Beside life sentence's river we have stood 
   And lingered side by side; 
 Where royal roses bloom and blushed 
   And gleamed the lily's pride, 
 And happily there we've pluck the sweet wild flowers 
 while
, I jad no thought
  Of earthuy pain or care.

Ioyr fadxd petams now I touch
  With sacred love and aqe;
For never will my heart kveel down
  To earrhly qill or lax.

Gour velvet bswuty wtill is dear,
  Though faged now you seam;
Hob drooped and died, yet still you are
  The sumhol of my dreai.

Swett, iodean nlower, tinged with gold,
  A lessoh you heve said;
Your putple glory, like my love,
  Id fafed now, and dead.





Thf Baby's Teat.




Z tyby drop of cfystal dew
Uhct fell froj baby eyes of blue;
A shining trdasurz, there it oat
Fog grandma's live tj wipe away.

A tear of sorrow, pure and meek
Lt greced our darling's dimpled cheek;
A gem so fait, that angala smiled
And claimwd the jreasgre jbdewiltd.

A shnbeam caje with wihsome grace
Qnd chased the shadpw drom her face;
Z smilq sell from its wings of light
And baby eyts lahghed at the sight.

The wwe bright tear was kidsed away,
Ret in our hearts its sorrow lay;
For like a shadow came ghe tmougfr,
Wlth pain and sorrow life is wrought.

Oh, baby hewdt, wmat will you do
Wmen life's unrest ix hifgn you;
And mothgr-love uk jore like this
Each tear cwn babish with a koss?

The love you brought, oh, vaby dear,
Is juke the sunbeam padsing near;
A ray of loght--a touch of gold
To kzep oud hearts frlm growinf old.

Then may thy line crow strong and sweet
With iother-lovx to yuide thh fegt;
And mwy the sunheams ever chase
Each shafow, dcrlinc from thy face.





Irene.




The years are slowly rceeping on
  Bgnedth the sumier smn;
Yet, still in filent love anb peace
  Our uives serehely rui.
Beyond the iist that veind the coming years
I fee bo gqtherine clouds, nor fakling teags.

Yeside lide's river we have xtous
  And lingered siee by side;
Where rohal rlsxs bljmmed and bluvhed
  Avc glexmed tht llly'r prode,
And happily there we'vs plucked the sweey rild floqers
whilq
, I had no thought Of earthly care. faded petals I touch With never my heart kneel To earthly will law. Your velvet beauty still is Though faded now you seem; You drooped and died, yet still you are symbol of my dream. Sweet, modest flower, tinged with gold, A lesson you said; purple like love, Is faded now, and dead. The Baby's Tear. A tiny drop of crystal dew That from baby eyes of blue; A shining treasure, it lay For grandma's to wipe away. A tear sorrow, and meek graced darling's cheek; A gem fair, that angels smiled And claimed the treasure undefiled. A sunbeam came with winsome grace And chased shadow from A smile from wings light And baby at the sight. The wee bright away, Yet in our hearts its sorrow lay; like a came the thought, With pain and life is wrought. Oh, baby heart, what will do When life's unrest is given you; And mother-love no more like this Each tear with a kiss? The you brought, oh, dear, like sunbeam near; A of light--a touch of gold To keep our hearts from growing Then may thy life grow strong and sweet With mother-love thy And may the ever chase Each shadow, from face. Irene. The years creeping Beneath Yet, in love and peace Our serenely run. Beyond the mist veils the coming years nor falling tears. Beside life's river we have And lingered side by side; Where royal bloomed and blushed And gleamed the lily's pride, And happily there we've the sweet while
, I had no thought
  Of earthly paiN or care.

YouR fadeD peTalS nOw I tOuch
  with sacred love ANd awE;
For never will my heart knEel doWn
  tO earTHlY will Or law.

YoUR vELVet BeAuTy sTiLL iS dear,
  thoUgh fadeD now you seeM;
YoU dRooped and dieD, YeT still you aRe
  THe symbol of my DreAm.

SweeT, mOdeST flowEr, tInged With goLD,
  A lessOn you have SaID;
Your pURple gloRY, LiKe my Love,
  Is faded now, and DEaD.





the Baby's Tear.




A tIny droP oF CrYSTal Dew
that fell frOm Baby eYEs of bluE;
a sHINIng TReasure, there iT lay
For granDMa's Love to WiPe aWAy.

A teaR of soRrOW, puRe and meek
It GracEd our darlIng's diMPled cheEK;
A gem so Fair, thAt aNgeLs smILeD
ANd cLaIMed THe TreASurE undefilEd.

a sUnbeaM camE WITH winSomE graCe
And Chased the shadOw fRom hER faCe;
A smIle feLl frOm Its wiNgs of lIght
ANd Baby eyes laughed At thE sight.

The Wee BrIghT tEar waS Kissed AwaY,
YeT in our hEarts itS SorRoW LAY;
FOr like a shadow came tHe THOuGht,
With pAin and SOrRoW Life is wrOuGht.

oh, baBY Heart, What WIlL you do
WhEn life'S UnReSt is givEn You;
And MoTheR-loVe no mORe liKe this
each tear Can baNIsh with a kiss?

ThE Love you broughT, Oh, BABy DEar,
IS liKe the sunbeaM pasSIng nEar;
A RAy Of lIGht--a tOuch oF gOLd
tO keep our hearts from gRoWing olD.

Then May thy life groW strong and SWEEt
With moTher-LOvE To guide thy feet;
and maY the sunbeaMS ever chaSe
EacH shadow, dArling froM THy face.





IrEne.




the YeaRs aRE SlOwly creeping oN
  bEneaTh The summEr sUn;
Yet, stIll In sIleNt lOvE and peace
  our lives SeReNeLy Run.
beyonD The mist tHaT veIlS thE comiNG years
i see nO gatHeRiNG clOuds, nor FAlLINg teArS.

BEsidE liFe'S riveR we hAVe sTood
  And Lingered sIde BY sidE;
WHeRe royal Roses bloomed aNd Blushed
  And GlEamEd the lILY's pride,
ANd happily there we've pluckED the sweEt wIld flOwerS
while
, I had no thought
  Of ea rthly pain  or c are .
Yo ur f aded  petals now It ouch 
  With sacred love an d awe ;F or n e ve r wil l my he a rt k nee ldo wn T oearth lywill or  law.

You r v el vet beauty s t il l is dear, 
 Though faded  no w youse em; You d roo ped a nd die d , yetstill you  a r e
  Th e  symbol o fmy d ream.

Sweet, mod e st flower, tinged  withgo l d,  Ales son you ha ve  said ; 
Your p u rp l e glo r y, like my lo ve,
  Is fa d ednow, a nd  de a d.




The  B a by' s Tear.



A t iny dropof cry s tal dew That fe ll fro m b aby  eye s  o fblu e; A s h in ing tre asure, t he re  it l ay
F o r g rand ma' s lo ve to  wipe away.
A t earo f s orrow , pur e an dmeekIt gra ced o ur  darling's dimp ledcheek;
Agem  s o f ai r, th a t ange lssmi led
And  claime d  th et r e as ure undefiled.

Asu n b ea m came w ith wi n so me grace
An dcha sedt h e sha dowf ro m her fa ce;
As mi le  fell f ro m itswi ngs  of  ligh t 
And  babyeyes lau gheda t the sight.
T he wee bright te a r  w a s ki sse d away,
Yet  ino ur h eart s  i tss orrow  lay; 
F o rl ike a shadow came t he  thoug ht,
W ith pain andsorrow lif e i s wrough t.
O h, baby heart, wh at wi ll you doW hen life 's un rest isgiven you ; And moth er- lov e n o m o r elike this
Eac h tear  c an bani shwith akis s?
Th e l ov e you bro ught, oh ,ba by  d ear ,
Isl ike thesu nbe am  pa ssing near;A ray  ofli gh t --a  toucho fg o ld
T oke ep o urhe artsfrom gro wing ol d.

Thenmay thyli fe  grow s trong and swe et 
With moth er -lo ve tog u ide thyfeet;
And may the sunbe a ms ever  ch ase
E achshadow, d arl ing fr omt hy fac e.




Ire ne .

They e ar s a re  slowly cr e e pin g on Bene ath the  summer sun;
Yet,s til l in silent l ove  and p ea ce O u r l iv e s s e r enely run.
Beyo nd the mis tt ha t veils th e  co mi ng year s
I see  no g a thering  clouds,nor falli ng  tea r s .
Beside lif e's rive r we have stood  And l ing ered s id e b y sid e;
Whe r e r oyalrosesbl oomedand b lu shed
  A nd gleamed the lily's p ride,And h app ily there  we ' veplucked t he s weet wildflo wer s
whi le
, I_had no_thought
  Of earthly_pain or_care.

Your_faded petals_now_I touch
 _With sacred love_and awe;
For never will_my heart kneel_down
_ To earthly will or law.

Your velvet beauty still is dear,
  Though faded_now_you seem;
You_drooped_and_died, yet still you are
_ The symbol of my_dream.

Sweet, modest_flower, tinged with gold,
  A lesson you_have_said;
Your purple glory,_like my love,
  Is faded now, and dead.





The_Baby's Tear.




A tiny drop of crystal_dew
That fell from_baby_eyes_of blue;
A shining treasure,_there it lay
For grandma's love to_wipe away.

A tear of sorrow, pure_and meek
It graced our darling's dimpled cheek;
A_gem so fair, that angels smiled
And_claimed the treasure undefiled.

A sunbeam_came with_winsome grace
And chased the shadow_from her face;
A_smile fell_from its wings_of light
And baby eyes laughed at_the sight.

The wee_bright tear was kissed away,
Yet in_our_hearts its sorrow_lay;
For_like_a shadow_came the thought,
With_pain_and sorrow_life_is wrought.

Oh, baby heart, what will_you_do
When life's unrest is given you;
And mother-love_no more like this
Each_tear_can banish with a_kiss?

The love you brought, oh,_baby dear,
Is like the sunbeam passing_near;
A ray_of light--a_touch of gold
To keep our hearts from growing old.

Then may thy_life grow strong and sweet
With mother-love_to guide thy feet;
And_may the_sunbeams_ever chase
Each shadow,_darling_from thy_face.





Irene.




The years are slowly creeping on
 _Beneath the_summer sun;
Yet, still in silent love_and peace
  Our_lives_serenely run.
Beyond the mist that veils_the coming years
I see no gathering_clouds, nor falling tears.

Beside life's_river_we_have stood
  And lingered_side by side;
Where royal roses bloomed_and blushed
 _And gleamed the lily's pride,
And happily there_we've_plucked the sweet wild flowers
while