Children at Play

" Open your mouth and shut your eyes,"
Three little Maidens were saying, —
"And see what God sends you/" little they
thought
Who listened while they were playing!

So little we guess that a light light word
At times may be more than praying.

" /," said Kate with the merry blue eyes,
" Would have lots of frolic and folly; "
"I," said Ciss with the bonnie brown hair,
" Would have life always smiling and jolly;"

" And I would have just what our Father may
send"
Said lovable little pale Polly.

Life came for the Two, with sweetnesses new
Each morning in gloss and in glister:
But the Father above, in a longing of love,
Caught up little Polly and kissed her.
And the Churchyard nestled another wee
grave j
The Angels another wee Sister.