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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LUCKY-STONE, by MAY FOLWELL HOISINGTON First Line: Lucky woman, she has missed Last Line: For all the ills she never knew? Subject(s): Hearts; Longing; Love | |||
Lucky woman, she has missed The love that tortured while it kissed. Love that knew the lust of blood; That chewed on hatred's bitter cud. Love to her was meat and bread, Four walls, a roof, the marriage-bed. Warmth of hearth and candle-light . . . Why does she stare awake at night? Are not babies opium For hearts like hers, forever dumb? Why should yearning pierce her through For all the ills she never knew? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT |
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