Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
To a Child Twenty Years HenceArthur Davison Ficke
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Through mists of far-away,
Her whom, our lips set grimly,
We carried forth today.
Unfolding time shall bring
Knowledge of love and laughter
And trust and triumphing,—
From some most joyous breast,
Garner what there is rarest
And happiest and best,—
Of eager April grace,—
And in that sweetness, capture
Your mother’s far-off face.
That have between you moved.
You shall see her you cherish;
And love, as we have loved.