Category: Poetry

By the Sea, and Other Verses

Baily, H. Lavinia, (Hannah Lavinia), 1837-1921· 3 chapters· 12,473 words

There are only myself and you in the world, There are only myself and you; 'Tis clear, then, that I unto you should be kind, And that you unto me should be true.

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1. Part 1

There are only myself and you in the world, There are only myself and you; 'Tis clear, then, that I unto you should be kind, And that you unto me should be true.

2. Part 2

Sixteen! A May-day in the path of life, A marvelous puzzle on the finger twirled; Sixteen again; a stir of earnest strife And toil and tumult in a restless world; Repeated still...

3. Part 3

Nevermore shall a nation lift sword against nation, The dominion of Hatred is o'er; 'Tis the triumph of Love, 'tis the dawn of Christ's kingdom, They shall not learn war any more.