Dedication

TO MY MOTHER

Who ever watched with loving care
My childhood’s tender years.
She ever soothed my little woes,
And kissed away my tears.

She guided me o’er Life’s rough road,
And pointed out the snares,
And pitfalls that are e’er in life;
And all the many tares,

And brambles that beset Life’s paths,
And if I fell by way,
She helped me up with loving hands,
And tender words alway.