| Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922. |
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| Mater Dolorosa |
| | | Louis V. Ledoux |
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| O CLINGING 1 hands, and eyes where sleep has set | |
| Her seal of peace, go not from me so soon. | |
| O little feet, take not the pathway yet, | |
| The dust of other feet with tears is wet, | |
| And sorrow wanders there with slow regret; | 5 |
| O eager feet, take not the path so soon. | |
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| Take it not yet, for death is at the end, | |
| And kingly death will wait until you come. | |
| Full soon the feet of youth will turn the bend, | |
| The eyes will see where followed footsteps wend. | 10 |
| Go not so soon, though death be found a friend; | |
| For kingly death will wait until you come. | |
| | | Note 1. Reprinted by permission of the publishers, from The Story of Eleusis, by Louis V. Ledoux. Copyright, 1916, by The Macmillan Company. [back] |
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