Poems (E. L. F.)/On the royal children

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LINES ON THE ROYAL CHILDREN.
Ye regal gems of infant bloom, Who dwell in halls of state,And tended by the wise and good, The lordly and the great;
With earthly blessings showered on you—- A parent's tender eyeTo gaze, and watch, and gaze again, On your young ecstacy;
Can darkling care its frown bestow On such a scene of bliss,Or sorrow weave its veil of woe O'er such fond happiness?
There is no scene of earthly pomp Where shadows never dwelt; ​And there was ne'er a joyous heart Where sorrow was unfelt.
But long, long may your summer be, And bright your days of peace;And may ye find a home above, When earthly realms shall cease.
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