Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ANSWER, by ISABELLA BRYANS LONGFELLOW


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First Line: Dear god,' she used to pray ...
Last Line: The kindest mirror ever woman knew.
Subject(s): Prayer


"Dear God," she used to pray, "when I am grown,
Make me as beautiful as sister, please,
With curly hair that's dark and fine and long,
And not a freckle for a boy to tease."
The years could scarcely change the braids of red
To chestnut curls or hide the freckles, quite,
And mirrors did not answer with a dream
Of loveliness until one magic night
When someone said, "You are so beautiful.
Within his eyes she saw her dream come true,
And did not guess that she had found, at last,
The kindest mirror ever woman knew.





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