Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WEDDED BLISS, by CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON GILMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O come and be my mate!' said the eagle to the hen Last Line: And the clam sucked, the salmon swam, alone. Alternate Author Name(s): Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Subject(s): Marriage; Women's Rights; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Feminism | ||||||||
"O come and be my mate!" said the Eagle to the Hen, "I love to soar, but then I want my mate to rest Forever in the nest!" Said the Hen, "I cannot fly, I have no wish to try, But I joy to see my mate careening through the sky!" They wed, and cried, "Ah, this is Love, my own!" And the Hen sat, the Eagle soared, alone. "O come and be my mate!" said the Lion to the Sheep; "My love for you is deep! I slay, a Lion should, But you are mild and good!" Said the sheep, "I do no ill- Could not, had I the will-. But I joy to see my mate pursue, devour and kill. " They wed, and cried, "Ah, this is Love, my own!" And the Sheep browsed, the Lion prowled, alone. "O come and be my mate!" said the Salmon to the Clam; "You are not wise, but I am. I know sea and stream as well. You know nothing but your shell." Said the Clam, "I'm slow of motion, But my love is all devotion, And I joy to have my mate traverse lake and stream and ocean! " They wed, and cried, "Ah, this is Love, my own!" And the Clam sucked, the Salmon swam, alone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD HEMATITE HEIRLOOM LIVES ON (MAYBE DECEMBER 1980) by ALICE NOTLEY ON THE BEACH by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA FEMINIST POEM NUMBER ONE by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER HYPOCRITE SWIFT by LOUISE BOGAN FOR A GODCHILD, REGINA, ON THE OCCASION OF HER FIRST LOVE by TOI DERRICOTTE HESTER'S SONG by TOI DERRICOTTE A CONSERVATIVE by CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON GILMAN |
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