Poems (Helen Jenkins)/Retrospection

For works with similar titles, see Retrospection.
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RETROSPECTION.
Hush, sad thoughts, be still to-night!
You and I need rest and light.
Ask not what shall help us see
Through life's maze and mystery.

O, I miss the dear, kind faces,
And the old familiar places;
Each and all in pictures set,
Surely, I can ne'er forget.

Other friends I may not find
Like the old, so true and kind!
Seeking sympathy and love,
What of merit can I prove?

Can the sun or summer rain
Bring dead flowers to life again?
In my "home, sweet home" I live,
Asking not what few will give.


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