Living
To the Mother
From The Old Soldier's Story (1915)
Living
The mother-hands no further toil may know;
The mother-eyes smile not on you and me;
The mother-heart is stilled, alas!--But O
The mother-love abides eternally.
Cite this poem
MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To the Mother.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/503/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To the Mother.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/503/.
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