In the Carpenter’s Shop

MARY sat in the corner dreaming,
     Dim was the room and low,
  While in the dusk, the saw went screaming
          To and fro.

Jesus and Joseph toiled together,
     Mary was watching them,
  Thinking of kings in the wintry weather
          At Bethlehem.

Mary sat in the corner thinking,
     Jesus had grown a man;
  One by one her hopes were sinking
          As the years ran.

Jesus and Joseph toiled together,
     Mary’s thoughts were far—
  Angels sang in the wintry weather
          Under a star.

Mary sat in the corner weeping,
     Bitter and hot her tears—
  Little faith were the angels keeping
          All the years.