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 MY BOY 
 
 
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MY BOY 
 
 BY 
 S.E.KISER 
 
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 Y boy, you 
 cease to come 
 at night 
 To gladly climb upon 
 
 my knee; 
 lour childhood days 
 have taken flight, 
 And soon you will 
 be leaving me. 
 
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 I may not greet 
 you with a 
 kiss 
 Lest I your manhood 
 
 should offend; 
 But, oh, my boy, 
 
 remember this: 
 That I remain your 
 stanchest friend. 
 
 j*s 
 
YOUR work is 
 waiting for 
 your hand, 
 1 Ke world will call 
 to you ere long 
 To serve or to as* 
 sume command, 
 To sKow if you are 
 weak or strong. 
 
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 MY boy, your 
 playtime soon 
 shall be 
 A pleasant memory 
 
 -no more, 
 
 But in your need 
 
 come back to me, 
 Nor pause to knock 
 upon my door! 
 
THE world may 
 strive to break 
 your will t 
 *\our trust in sorrow 
 
 oft may end, 
 But come what may, 
 
 remember still 
 That I remain your 
 faithful friend. 
 
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