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Chapter 40: O, Kindly Speak.

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A compact collection of lyrical poems and short narratives that meditate on motherhood, faith, and the consolations found in nature. Many pieces recall childhood and domestic scenes, confront suffering and loss, and draw on Christian imagery to offer comfort and moral reflection. The verse moves between contemplative monologue, descriptive nature writing, and occasional narrative sketches, balancing personal feeling with devotional and ethical concerns. Throughout, simple pleasures—flowers, seasons, quiet homelife—are set against questions of destiny, grief, and spiritual hope.

O, Kindly Speak.

The chiding word that chills the flow

Of warm child-feeling, ere it gush

In sparkling jets, to catch the glow

And tinge of Life’s bright morning flush,

Is the human thunder-bolt—its path

Is marked by dwarfed and shrunken minds,

Souls scarred, as trees by lightning scath,

Which show, like them, the spoiler’s lines.