A goddess standing in a world of fire!
ON THE BIRTH OF A CHILD
Jerome Epstein—August 8, 1912
Lo—to the battle-ground of life,
Child, you have come, like a conquering shout,
Out of a struggle—into strife;
Out of a darkness—into doubt.
Girt with the fragile armor of youth,
Child, you must ride into endless wars,
With the sword of protest, the buckler of truth,