Category Archives: Betty Lee ( who died at 22 months)

A Little White Cot in the Corner

There’s a little white cot in the corner; It’s been empty for many a night. I can’t bear it up to the attic, Tho’ the lifting be simple and light. ‘Twould be taking away my one treasure, For my own … Continue reading

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You Cannot Realize…

You cannot realize how I feel about that little stone To mark the resting place of one whose life was all my own. Perhaps years may bring you scalding tears, Perhaps even goading pain; They may recall the vision small … Continue reading

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Little Life

Little life, so fragile were your heartbeats; So sweetly innocent your sudden fleeting smile; So tiny were your footsteps on the carpet in the hall. I only realized blankly, vaguely at the while That they were gone; And I poor … Continue reading

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My Grief

Who knows but he whose heart has felt the need Of consolation, only time can give; But he whose soul has cried out to be freed, To leave the living and beside the dead to live. That little stool within … Continue reading

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Little Life

Little life, so fragile were your heartbeats; So sweetly innocent your sudden fleeting smile; So tiny were your footsteps on the carpet in the hall I only realized blankly, vaguely at the while That they were gone; And I poor … Continue reading

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Would I Too

Would I too have grown crosser with the years And scolding called you from a happy game? I do not think one cross word would have ‘scaped My lips, though years had flown just the same. I loved you too … Continue reading

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Little One Whose Hands Are Stilled

O little one whose hands are stilled, O little one of mine, I would not call you back to earth: The joy to hold you in my arms again, It is not worth The pain to see You drink of … Continue reading

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