My little Darling

"Awaken my little one, your mother
must take leave and be gone. Please
don't cry, there's no need for good-
bye's,

Her tiny upturned face,
her tight-shut, unseeing eyes,
her little mouth helplessly seeking
are engraving their shapes in my

As the sun comes up in the morning
as the moonlight fades to grey
so my love for you ever brighter
with each and every passing

A mother is a gift

Created in Heaven above

Sent down my God

To protect and to love

To raise a child according to God's plan

To

When you close your eyes, and think of me,
These are the things I would like you to see,
The girl who loves you so very much,
The