I, Too by Ella Wheeler Wilcox — Read

I saw fond lovers in that glow / That oft-times fades away too soon: / I saw and said, ‘Their joy I know- / I, too, have had my honeymoon.'

A young expectant mother's gaze / Held earth and heaven within its scope: / My thoughts went back to holy days- / I said, ‘I, too, have known that hope.'

I saw a stricken mother swayed / By sorrow's storm, like wind-blown grass: / I said, ‘I, too, dismayed / Have seen the little white hearse pass.'

I saw a matron rich with years / Walk radiantly beside her mate: / I blessed them, and said through my tears, / ‘I, too, have known that high estate.'

I saw a woman swathed in black / So blind with grief she could not see: / I said, ‘Not far need I look back- / I, too, have known Gethsemane.'

I saw a face so full of light, / It seemed with all God's truths to shine: / I said, ‘I, too, have found my sight, / I, too, have touched the Fact Divine. '