I, Too

I saw fond lovers in that glow          That oft-times fades away too soon:     I saw and said, 'Their joy I know -          I, too, have had my honeymoon.'     A young expectant mother's gaze          Held earth and heaven within its scope:     My thoughts went back to holy days -          I said, 'I, too, have known that hope.'     I saw a stricken mother swayed          By sorrow's storm, like wind-blown grass:     I said, 'I, too, dismayed          Have seen the little white hearse pass.'     I saw a matron rich with years          Walk radiantly beside her mate:     I blessed them, and said through my tears,          'I, too, have known that high estate.'     I saw a woman swathed in black          So blind with grief she could not see:     I said, 'Not far need I look back -          I, too, have known Gethsemane.'     I saw a face so full of light,          It seemed with all God's truths to shine:     I said, 'I, too, have found my sight,          I, too, have touched the Fact Divine.'