Today
Build a little fence of trust
Around to-day;
Fill the space with loving deeds
And therein stay.
Look not through the sheltering bars
Upon to-morrow,
God will help thee bear what comes,
Of joy or sorrow.
by Mary Frances Butts
Mary Frances Butts, also known by her married name Mary Rodker, was born on 13 December 1890 in Poole, Dorset, England. She became a novelist and a poet. Mary Frances Butts passed on at 46 years of age on 5 March 1937 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
Build a little fence of trust
Around to-day;
Fill the space with loving deeds
And therein stay.
Look not through the sheltering bars
Upon to-morrow,
God will help thee bear what comes,
Of joy or sorrow.
by Mary Frances Butts
Mary Frances Butts, also known by her married name Mary Rodker, was born on 13 December 1890 in Poole, Dorset, England. She became a novelist and a poet. Mary Frances Butts passed on at 46 years of age on 5 March 1937 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.