Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DROWNED WOMAN, by ELINOR WYLIE



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First Line: He shall be my jailer
Last Line: In the weeds of my hair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs.
Subject(s): Women


He shall be my jailer
Who sets me free
From shackles frailer
Than the wind-spun sea.

He shall be my teacher
Who cries "Be brave."
To a weeping creature
In a glass-walled wave.

But he shall be my brother
Whose mocking despair
Dives headlong to smother
In the weeds of my hair.





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