Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FATE-RIDDEN WOMAN, by HERMAN J. D. CARTER First Line: Clinging to honor with one hand Last Line: Is a fate-ridden woman. Subject(s): Prostitution; Harlots; Whores; Brothels | ||||||||
Clinging to honor with one hand; But wasting it with the other, Wasting it on worthless beings In the prime of her sweet life; Selling her soul for a silver coin, Caring not for that happiness Which she craves, Is a fate-ridden woman. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVING YOU IN FLEMISH by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A MAN AND WOMAN ABSOLUTELY WHITE by ANDRE BRETON AFTER THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRASSAI by NORMAN DUBIE THE VIOLENT SPACE by ETHERIDGE KNIGHT AN OLD WHOREHOUSE by MARY OLIVER CHICAGO CABARET by KENNETH REXROTH FOR A MASSEUSE AND PROSTITUTE by KENNETH REXROTH HARRISON STREET COURT by CARL SANDBURG AUTUMN TIME by HERMAN J. D. CARTER |
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