The Wonder-Child
'Our little babe,' each said, 'shall be Like unto thee' - 'Like unto thee!' 'Her mother's' - 'Nay, his father's' - 'eyes,' 'Dear curls like thine' - but each replies, 'As thine, all thine, and nought of me.' What sweet solemnity to see The little life upon thy knee, And whisper as so soft it lies, - 'Our little babe!' For, whether it be he or she, A David or a Dorothy, 'As mother fair,' or 'father wise,' Both when it's 'good,' and when it cries, One thing is certain, - it will be Our little babe.
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