I have seen Mary at the cross And Mary at the tomb And Mary weeping as she spread her hair In a leper's room. But it was not in Bethany Or groping up Calvary hill I learned how women break their hearts to ease Another's ill. Compassionate and wise in pain, Most faithful in defeat, The holy Marys I have watched and loved Live on our street. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEN LAUGH by BERTHA ADAMS BACKUS ELEGY: 9. THE AUTUMNAL [BEAUTY] by JOHN DONNE IF THE POETS HAD FEARED THE ADVERTISERS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS TO THE NECROPHILE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG A VISION OF CHILDREN by THOMAS ASHE IMMORTALS by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN |