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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANNE BOLEYN O'SHAUGENNESY, by RUTH CRARY CLOUGH
Last Line: The soul of anne boleyn.
Subject(s): Soul
Last Line: The soul of anne boleyn.
Subject(s): Soul
Anne Boleyn O'Shaugennesy
Bent over her laundry-tub.
Her red, rheumatic hands gave one
Decisive, final rub.
But O! the fierce blue blood of kings
Pounded hard within,
And there looked out from tired eyes
The soul of Anne Boleyn.
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