Sometime

Last night, my darling as you slept,

I thought I heard you sigh,

And to your little crib I crept,

And watched a space thereby;

Then, bending down, I kissed your brow

For, oh! I love you so

You are too young to know it now,

But some time you shall know.

Some time, when, in a darkened place

Where others come to weep,

Your eyes shall see a weary face,

Calm in eternal sleep;

The speechless lips, the wrinkled brow,

The patient smile may show

You are too young to know it now

But some time you shall know.

Look backward, then, into the years,

And see me here to-night

See, O my darling! how my tears

Are falling as I write;

And feel once more upon your brow

The kiss of long ago

You are too young to know it now,

But some time you shall know.