A Wife—at daybreak I shall be

A Wife—at daybreak I shall be—

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,

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!