Though we are many miles apart, The ties that bind you to my heart Grow stronger with each passing day, And very oft I seem to hear Your own voice singing sweet and clear And melodies you used to play. In fancy I can see your smile, And though I miss you all the while And long for you with every day, I have set for you the highest goal Of growth in body, mind, and soul; For this I daily pray. I wish for you a hand of skill -- Well trained and subject to your will, The very thought a solace brings. A gleam of comfort to my mind -- A recompense I truly find As I help give your spirit wings. When you have reached my high ideal And turned my dreams into the real -- Become the man for whom I pray; This will be recompense to me For days of absence that I see -- And more I cannot say. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 4. THE LOTTERY GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON JESUS - THE SWEETEST NAME by BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX FREDERICK DOUGLASS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR LAST WORDS TO A DUMB FRIEND by THOMAS HARDY EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 28. LOVE'S TRIUMPH OVER RICHES by PHILIP AYRES THE SPARROW by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN |