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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EVERYWOMAN, by ANNETTE PATTON CORNELL
First Line: You were the bridge, beloved
Last Line: How shall I rest?
First Line: You were the bridge, beloved
Last Line: How shall I rest?
You were the bridge, beloved,
by which I spanned
chasm and swirling stream.
You: a new land.
I was the pioneer
lured by a dream.
You were the open road
where I walked free.
You were the hedge of thorn
sheltering me.
Cursed is the dream and dear
thorn flowers adorn.
You are the barrier
I cannot scale,
making return and quest
of no avail.
There is nowhere but here --
How shall I rest?
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