Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FRATERNITY, by VICTOR MARIE HUGO


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FRATERNITY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: One day, I saw an unknown woman stand
Last Line: You think me pity ... Justice is my name.
Subject(s): Angels; Justice; Mankind; Women & Religion; Worship; Human Race


One day, I saw an unknown woman stand.
She seemed to have descended from the skies;
Wings graced her back, and heaven was in her eyes,
Honey her mouth; and with a gentle hand
The tired voyager, the drooping head,
She guided to a pathway through life's shade.
The human race with her was unafraid;
She seemed to whisper: "Ye have been misled."
Behind her awful monsters I could see,
Quiet; Nero, in tears. At times
She was so good she witless seemed to be.
I bowed in worship, as at service chimes. ...
She read my thought, and smiled me unto shame:
You think me PITY ... JUSTICE is my name.





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