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What the Mothers Do

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Dec 21, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 51.

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What the Mothers Do.

By Mary L. C. Robinson

PLAYING with the little people Sweet old games forever new; Coaxing, cuddling, cooing, kissing, Baby's every grief dismissing, Laughing, sighing, soothing, singing, While the happy days are winging— That is what the mothers do.
Planning for the little people That they may grow brave and true; Active brain and busy fingers, While the precious seedtime lingers, Guiding, guarding, hoping, fearing; Waiting for the harvest nearing— That is what the mothers do.
Praying for the little people (Closed are eyes of brown and blue), By the quiet bedside kneeling With a trustful, sure appealing; All the Spirit's guiding needing, Seeking it with earnest pleading— That is what the mothers do.
Parting from the little people, (Heart of mine, how fast they grow!) Fashioning the wedding dresses, Treasuring the last caresses; Waiting, then, as years fly faster, For the summons of the Master— That is what the mothers do.
—Mary L. C. Robinson, in Sunday School Times.