| For
Such As You Mother
For such as you, I do believe,
Spirits their softest carpets
weave,
And spread them out with
gracious hand
Wherever you walk, wherever
you stand.
For such as you, of scent
and dew
Spirits their rarest nectar
brew,
And where you sit and where
you sup
Pour beauty's elixir in
your cup.
For all day long, like other
folk,
You bear the burden, wear
the yoke,
And yet when I look into
your eyes at eve
You are lovelier than ever,
I do believe
-Herman
Hagedorn |