tv star collector
11-22-2007, 06:08 PM
"To My Children"
To you whom I have loved so much
I leave no houses, land or gold
For moth and dust corrupteth such
And thieves break through to hold
Deep in my heart I've kept for you
The purple dusk of twilight hours
Stars from God's jewel case of blue
The perfume of bright summer flowers
I've kept for each a golden dream
Untarnished through the years
A faith as bright as sunlight's gleam
And a portion of sorrow and tears
I leave you a part of God's blue skies
A mother's love unfaltering true
The memory of soft lullabies
That once I crooned to you
I leave you sunny summer days
And woodland paths that we have trod
Best loved heritage to keep always
A child-like faith in God
Avice Joyce Hanna
July 1933
[Avice Joyce Hanna was the mother of cartoon producer Bill Hanna (of
Hanna-Barbera fame).]
To you whom I have loved so much
I leave no houses, land or gold
For moth and dust corrupteth such
And thieves break through to hold
Deep in my heart I've kept for you
The purple dusk of twilight hours
Stars from God's jewel case of blue
The perfume of bright summer flowers
I've kept for each a golden dream
Untarnished through the years
A faith as bright as sunlight's gleam
And a portion of sorrow and tears
I leave you a part of God's blue skies
A mother's love unfaltering true
The memory of soft lullabies
That once I crooned to you
I leave you sunny summer days
And woodland paths that we have trod
Best loved heritage to keep always
A child-like faith in God
Avice Joyce Hanna
July 1933
[Avice Joyce Hanna was the mother of cartoon producer Bill Hanna (of
Hanna-Barbera fame).]