Two Songs for a Child
I Grandfather's Love
They said1 he sent his love to me,They wouldn't put it in my hand, And when I asked them where it wasThey said I couldn't understand.
I thought4 they must have hidden5 it,I hunted6 for it all the day, And when I told them so at nightThey smiled and turned their heads away.
They say that love is something kind,That I can never see or touch. I wish he'd sent me something else,I like his cough-drops twice7 as2 much.
II The Kind Moon
I think the moon is very kindTo take such8 trouble9 just for me. He came10 along11 with me from homeTo keep me company12.
He went as fast as I could3 run;I wonder13 how he crossed the sky? I'm sure he hasn't legs and feetOr any wings to fly. Yet14 here he is above their roof;Perhaps he thinks it isn't right For me to go so far alone,Tho' mother said I might15.