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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE JAZZ GIRL, by MYRTLE HICKEY MCCORMACK HOWARD
First Line: Like a butterfly that flits from flower to flower
Last Line: In her jazz -- she forgot all maidenly duty.
Subject(s): Aging; Jazz; Music & Musicians; Women
First Line: Like a butterfly that flits from flower to flower
Last Line: In her jazz -- she forgot all maidenly duty.
Subject(s): Aging; Jazz; Music & Musicians; Women
Like a butterfly that flits from flower to flower,
She lends herself to man, from hour to hour.
She gives her caresses and her kisses,
But nature her beauty soon dismisses.
She's like a "four-o'clock" with face to the sun --
Soon to be replaced by another one.
Faded, wilted, who cares about her lost beauty,
In her jazz -- she forgot all maidenly duty.
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