Loneliness by Maggie White

I am lonely each night
 Things just don't seem right
Since Pa and the children are gone.

  I feel so alone in my quiet little home.
And back through the past
 My mind seems to roam.
I try to forget and still carry on,
 But my heart is so broken and sad
It matters not where I chance to be,
 I still miss the children and Dad.

My home was so happy
 When they were all here
And their father to help us along.
 There wasn't a shadow to darken the sky.
My life was just a sweet song.
 I can still see my boys with their kites and toys
And the girls with their needles and threads
 And at night by the fire
We would gather for prayer
 And Pa would reverently bow his head.

But that is all past and I won't complain
 Although I am lonely and sad.
I will only wait patiently till I am called 
 To be with dear old Dad.

