Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912.
Eugene Field 1850–1895
Eugene Field230 Grandma’s Prayer
I
I may in glory stand—
A crown, perhaps, upon my head,
But a needle in my hand.
So let no harp be mine;
From birth unto my dying day,
Plain sewing ’s been my line.
To plying useful stitches,
I ’ll be content if asked to mend
The little angels’ breeches.