"Boys will be boys," and boys have had their day; Boy-mischief and boy-carelessness and noise Extenuated all, allowed, excused and smoothed away, Each duty missed, each damaging wild act, By this meek statement of unquestioned fact- Boys will be boys! Now, "women will be women." Mark the change; Calm motherhood in place of boisterous youth; No warfare now; to manage and arrange, To nurture with wise care, is woman's way, In peace and fruitful industry her sway, In love and truth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LEAK IN THE DIKE; A STORY OF HOLLAND by PHOEBE CARY THE MOWER TO THE GLOW-WORMS by ANDREW MARVELL SONG OF SLAVES IN THE DESERT by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER YEW-TREES by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH A SOUTHERN NIGHT by MATTHEW ARNOLD FINDING CYNTHIA IN PAIN, AND CRYING; A SONNET by PHILIP AYRES |