Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON HAPPY WOMEN, by MARY D. CAIN Poet's Biography First Line: Somehow life had passed me by Last Line: That loving women prize. Subject(s): Envy; Happiness; Women; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
Somehow Life had passed me by And left me gazing on, With envious eyes, the things That happy women don: Their rosy cheeks, their sparkling eyes, Their gleaming, snow-white teeth -- The red of joy in well-kissed lips . . . Things happy loves bequeath. And then that day . . . that glorious day . . . I looked into your eyes, I felt myself take on these things That loving women prize. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL |
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