Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ADOLESCENCE, by MABEL WARD MCQUAID


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ADOLESCENCE, by                    
First Line: Wistful, cruel, tender, gruff
Last Line: Such a puzzling thing is life!
Subject(s): Adolescence; Teen Agers


Wistful, cruel, tender, gruff,
Each in turn you seem to be;
Baby, sage, roisterer, bluff --
All of these you seem to me.

Wonderings, thrills, longings, fears,
With all of these your soul is rife
As the age of man draws near.
Such a puzzling thing is life!





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