A Wife－at daybreak I shall be－1
Sunrise－Hast thou a Flag for me?
At Midnight, I am but a Maid,
How short it takes to make a Bride－
Then－Midnight, I have passed from thee
Unto the East, and Victory－
Midnight－Good Night! I hear them call, 7
The Angels bustle in the Hall－
Softly my Future climbs the Stair,
I fumble at my Childhood's prayer
So soon to be a Child no more－
Eternity, I'm coming－Sire,
Savior－I've seen the face－before!
Sunrise－Hast thou a Flag for me?
At Midnight, I am but a Maid,
How short it takes to make a Bride－
Then－Midnight, I have passed from thee
Unto the East, and Victory－
Midnight－Good Night! I hear them call, 7
The Angels bustle in the Hall－
Softly my Future climbs the Stair,
I fumble at my Childhood's prayer
So soon to be a Child no more－
Eternity, I'm coming－Sire,
Savior－I've seen the face－before!
(F.185/J.461)
[1] Wife:: a nun, wife of Jesus.
[4] short, Bride:: a limitation of age for final vows, fifteen or sixteen in the 19th century.
[5] Midnight, passed:: overcame the darkness of life.
[6] the East:: the sunrise, the new beginning.
[8] Angels:: nuns.
[12] Eternity, Sire:: a hint on God, and eternal life as a nun.
[13] Savior, seen the Face:: the face of Jesus.