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Some Time

By Eugene Field

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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;     And then I stooped and 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 look upon a face     Calm in eternal sleep,     The voiceless lips, the wrinkled brow,     The patient smile shall show--     You are too young to know it now,     But some time you may 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.

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Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an American writer and poet known as the "children's poet." His poems "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "Little Boy Blue" are cherished classics of American children's literature.

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