The Archive · 1926

AFTERWARDS

When the "Our Father" I have said, And Mother tucks me into bed, And kisses. me, and calls "Good night!

God bless you!" and turns out the light, Why, then I lie awake and say Another prayer a ferent way.

I talk to God, and angels keep 'Their wings around me till I sleep. I talk to God, and tell Him things [All in between the angels' wings, And God leans down, and say understand!

1 love you sol"

Mary Dixon Thayer, in "Saturday Evening Post"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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