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Poems (Lambert)/To Annie

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4669123Poems — To AnnieMary Eliza Perine Tucker Lambert
TO ANNIE.
ANNIE, my first-born, gentle child,My tender, fragile flower;Why twines thy image round my heart,With such mysterious power?
Is it because thy infant wailThe icy barrier moved,That bound my soul's affections fast?I knew 'twas mine I loved.
A mother's love no tongue can tell—How boundless is that sea!'Twas never mine; her spirit fled,As she gave birth to me.
Annie, I gave to thee, my child,The love my heart could yield;God grant its influence o'er thee castFrom all life's ills a shield.