Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867.
I. To My Twin BoysDavid Lester Richardson (18011865)
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Your dreams are tinged by heaven; your glad eyes meet
A charm in every scene; for all things greet
The dawn of life with hues divinely fair.
How brightly yet your laughing features wear
The bloom of early joy! Your bosoms beat
With no bewildering fear; your cup is sweet;
The manna of delight is melting there.
Twin buds of life and love! my hope and pride!
Fair priceless jewels of a father’s heart!
Stars of my home! No saddening shadows hide
Your beauty now. Your stainless years depart
Like glittering streams that softly murmur by,
Or white-winged birds that pierce the sunny sky.