Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHE WHO IS TO COME, by CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON GILMAN


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First Line: A woman-in so far as she beholdeth
Last Line: Is she who is to come!
Alternate Author Name(s): Stetson, Charlotte Perkins
Subject(s): Justice; Women's Rights; Feminism


A woman-in so far as she beholdeth
Her one Beloved's face;
A mother-with a great heart that enfoldeth
The children of the Race;
A body, free and strong, with that high beauty
That comes of perfect use, is built thereof;
A mind where Reason ruleth over Duty,
And Justice reigns with Love;
A self-poised, royal soul, brave, wise and tender,
No longer blind and dumb;
A Human Being, of an unknown splendor,
Is she who is to come!






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