An Hour With Thee

by Walter Scott — a poem card from Justes Mots

Scott celebrates how one hour spent with a beloved can sustain and comfort through all of life's hardships—whether during dawn's toil, midday heat, or evening's disappointments. This lyrical poem expresses the restorative power of love and companionship. Ideal for anniversaries or romantic occasions that acknowledge devotion and connection.

An hour with thee! When earliest day
Dapples with gold the eastern gray,
Oh, what can frame my mind to bear
The toil and turmoil, cark and care,
New griefs, which coming hours unfold,
And sad remembrance of the old?
One hour with thee.
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Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship