Two gray heads bowed in tears,
Above hung memories of wasted years,
For once they were young with the blessings of health.
They sought not happiness, righteousness nor wealth,
But now they jog along to end of life’s rope,
The end is not far, just o’er the slope.
Their lives must be studied
With their heads bloomed gray
To direct souls
Along life’s sweeter way.
’Twill teach you their sorrow
Each day ’twill bring
The joy that’s in our lives
’Twill loudly ring.
But if heads are hard
And holds within
The things you crave
Be worldly sins
We’ll go down to a joyless end,
Leaving sorrow to have its sway,
We’ll be like those two
I saw the other day.
HER SOLEMN THOUGHTS
Oh! cruel, cruel fate is mine,
Why am I tortured with life so unkind.
Cruel as the grave, it means peace for me,
For there only, my sorrow, will e’er let me be.
Peace or happiness, I truly know not,
And gone art the sunshine that lightened my darkened spots
The little birds for me do not sing so sweet
And the roses have withered from the warm summer’s heat.
—Mrs. Perry H. McGee
YOUR EYES AND MY EYES
Your eyes so beautiful tells a tale
And o’er me holds the bill of sale.
With each glance they tenderly bring
A little love song for my heart to sing.
They hold the warmth around my soul
With love, kind love, too sweet to be told.
Were my eyes allowed to tell
How my poor heart beats by spells.
For your love it really craves,
Why send it down to its grave?
Time take away my haunted years
And your love, sweet love, that’s caused me tears.
Let your eyes shine for me real true,
Then I’ll explain more love for you.
The world then would cease my sorrow.
This brings a brighter day to-morrow,
Then forever we’d live in sweet loveland
With love, much love, I’d hold your hand.
By your eyes I traced your love,
Being guided by the Savior above;
I saw a weakening along the way
That I could strengthen would it pay,
But those things are hard to mend
When two has love that doesn’t blend.
Be careful in your daily walks,
Because from some source or other there’s always a watching eye.