4623722Poems — Upon this very day, ten years agoEmma Toke
PON this very day, ten years ago,A ring of plain pure gold thou gavest me,A The mystic symbol of thy lifelong vow,Thy solemn pledge of love and constancy:And well that pledge has been redeemed by thee:For since that hour, alike in sun or shade,Thy warm affection, never-changing truth,And ceaseless tenderness, have well repaidThe trust of early years, the love of youth;—Aye, thrice repaid it all! No mystic ringOf precious import, can I bid thee wear,Beloved Husband! yet the gift I bring,Accept, with many a blessing, many a prayer,And keep, for sake of her, who loves thee now,E'en more than in life's dayspring, ten blest years ago.
PON this very day, ten years ago, A ring of plain pure gold thou gavest me,A The mystic symbol of thy lifelong vow, Thy solemn pledge of love and constancy: And well that pledge has been redeemed by thee:For since that hour, alike in sun or shade, Thy warm affection, never-changing truth,And ceaseless tenderness, have well repaid The trust of early years, the love of youth;—Aye, thrice repaid it all! No mystic ring Of precious import, can I bid thee wear,Beloved Husband! yet the gift I bring, Accept, with many a blessing, many a prayer,And keep, for sake of her, who loves thee now,E'en more than in life's dayspring, ten blest years ago.
PON this very day, ten years ago, A ring of plain pure gold thou gavest me,A The mystic symbol of thy lifelong vow, Thy solemn pledge of love and constancy: And well that pledge has been redeemed by thee:For since that hour, alike in sun or shade, Thy warm affection, never-changing truth,And ceaseless tenderness, have well repaid The trust of early years, the love of youth;—Aye, thrice repaid it all! No mystic ring Of precious import, can I bid thee wear,Beloved Husband! yet the gift I bring, Accept, with many a blessing, many a prayer,And keep, for sake of her, who loves thee now,E'en more than in life's dayspring, ten blest years ago.