Thursday, April 24, 2008

I Miss My Children

The angels are bending
Above your white bed;
They weary of tending
The souls of the dead.

God smiles in high heaven
To see you so good;
The old planets seven
Grow gay with His mood.

I kiss you and kiss you,
With arms round my own;
Ah, how I shall miss you,
When, dear, you have grown.

"The Cradle Song", by W.B.Yeats

2 comments:

Lyle said...

Well, if I had me as a child, I'd miss my children too!

Just kidding.

We love you too!

Jenny said...

i don't think i've read that poem before, it's lovely.

i miss my children just reading it - and they're all over the place :)