Mother, O mother! forever I cry for you,
Sing the old song I may never forget;
Even in slumber I murmur and sigh for you. -
Mother, O mother,
Sing low, "Little brother,
Sleep, for thy mother bends over thee yet!"
Mother, O mother! the years are so lonely,
Filled but with weariness, doubt and regret!
Can't you come back to me - for to-night only,
Mother, my mother,
And sing, "Little brother,
Sleep, for thy mother bends over thee yet!"
Mother, O mother! of old I had never
One wish denied me, nor trouble to fret;
Now - must I cry out all vainly forever, -
Mother, sweet mother,
O sing, "Little brother,
Sleep, for thy mother bends over thee yet!"
Mother, O mother! must longing and sorrow
Leave me in darkness, with eyes ever wet,
And never the hope of a meeting to-morrow?
Answer me, mother,
And sing, "Little brother,
Sleep, for thy mother bends over thee yet!"
A Mother-song
James Whitcomb Riley
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Poem topics: hope, lonely, night, song, sorrow, sweet, answer, doubt, forget, regret, trouble, slumber, forever, never, brother, sleep, I love you, I miss you, mother, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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