Ifbabyonlywantedto, hecouldflyuptoheaventhismoment.
Itisnotfornothingthathedoesnotleaveus.
Helovestoresthisheadonmother’sbosom, andcannoteverbeartolosesightofher.
Babyknowsallmannerofwisewords, thoughfewonearthcanunderstandtheirmeaning.
Itisnotfornothingthatheneverwantstospeak.
Theonethinghewantsistolearnmother’swordsfrommother’.
Babyhadaheapofgoldandpearls, yethecamelikeabeggarontothisearth.
Itisnotfornothinghecameinsuchadisguise.
Thisdearlittlenakedmendicantpretendstobeutterlyhelpless, sothathemaybegformother’swealthoflove.
Babywassofreefromeverytieinthelandofthetinycrescentmoon.
Itwasnotfornothinghegaveuphisfreedom.
Heknowsthatthereisroomforendlessjoyinmother’slittlecornerofaheart, anditissweeterfarthanlibertytobecaughtandpressedinherdeararms.
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Itisnotfornothinghehaschosentoshedtears.
Thoughwiththesmileofhisdearfacehedrawsmother’syearninghearttohim, yethislittlecriesovertinytroublesweavethedoublebondofpityandlove.
