My Dear Kassy (Daughter) Poem by ANGELICA MACHADO

My sweet little girl should be cheerful and mild
She must not be fretful and cry
Oh why is this passion remember, my child,
GOD sees you, who lives in the sky.
That dear little face, that I like so to hug and kiss,
Remember, though GOD is in Heaven, my love,
He sees you within and without,
And always looks down, from His glory above,
To notice what you are about.
If I am not with you, or if it be dark,
And nobody is in the way,
His eye is as able your doings to mark,
In the night as it is in the day.
Then dry up your tears and look smiling again,
And never do things that are wrong;
For I'm sure you must feel it a terrible pain,
To think in your mind about doing something wrong.
We'll pray first, then GOD may your passion forgive,
And teach you from angels to fly;
And then you'll be happy as long as you live,