Recollections


I would say to my love
in the years beyond
"When we think of the misty years behind,
which are the things we shall remember most?
Which are the scenes that we shall call to mind?"

So I would say to my love -
"Shall we think of the spring,
or the morning sun
as it rests on the children yet asleep,
their rosy cheeks and softly folded hands,
as they say -
"Dear gentle Jesus,with us keep"
-as they rest on us like a dove"

"Shall we recall these things?

Then said my love to me
"When through the day
my hands and feet are busy
in the market place
and in the noisy street,

my thoughts are of the things
the earth does yield.
I think of the day -
the end of a day well spent
what begins the quiet hours of rest
nad the soft eyes of my love -
These are the things I shall
remember best"