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A Few More Verses

Chapter 26: SOME LOVER’S DEAR THOUGHT.

By Susan Coolidge

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A collection of short lyrical poems that range from contemplative religious meditations and scriptural-themed pieces to domestic and natural scenes addressing love, consolation, loss, and moral reflection. The verse mixes brief lyrics, sonnets, and occasional poems, using clear imagery of sea, dawn, and everyday life to examine faith, hope, patience, and small acts of kindness. Tone moves between consoling, meditative, and gently optimistic, favoring reflective insight and moral consolation over narrative progression.

SOME LOVER’S DEAR THOUGHT.

I OUGHT to be kinder always,

For the light of his kindly eyes;

I ought to be wiser always,

Because he is so just and wise;

And gentler in all my bearing,

And braver in all my daring,

For the patience that in him lies.

I must be as true as the Heaven

While he is as true as the day,

Nor balance the gift with the given,

For he giveth to me alway.

And I must be firm and steady;

For my Love, he is that already,

And I follow him as I may.

O dear little golden fetter,

You bind me to difficult things;

But my soul while it strives grows better,

And I feel the stirring of wings

As I stumble, doubting and dreading,

Up the path of his stronger treading,

Intent on his beckonings.