IMPATIENT women, as you wait In cheerful homes to-night, to hear The sound of steps that, soon or late, Shall come as music to your ear; Forget yourselves a little while, And think in pity of the pain Of women who will never smile To hear a coming step again. With babes that in their cradle sleep, Or cling to you in perfect trust; Think of the mothers left to weep, Their babies lying in the dust. And when the step you wait for comes, And all your world is full of light, O women, safe in happy homes, Pray for all lonesome souls to-night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IDEA: TO THE READER OF THESE SONNETS, INTRODUCTION by MICHAEL DRAYTON THE FISH, THE MAN, AND THE SPIRIT (COMPLETE) by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT LINCOLN by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY A CONCEPTION by DAISY MAUD BELLIS ONCE WE PLAYED by MATHILDE BLIND L'INDIFFERENT; WATTEAU; THE LOUVRE by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY |