Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PORTRAIT, by HARRIET SEYMOUR POPOWSKI


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PORTRAIT, by                    
First Line: When rita fared along the village walk
Last Line: Breaking a heart—or brightening a day.
Subject(s): Beauty; Jealousy; Man-woman Relationships; Women; Male-female Relations


When Rita fared along the village walk
The eyes of all would follow—and the talk!
The women disapproved her latest dress
Marking its cost and fashion in excess.
And if a daring child returned her smile
His angry mother spoke in ginger style.
Ah, but the men! They loitered in the town
To laugh with her, approving her gay gown,
Or comment on the rose that she had pinned
In her dark hair, to flutter in the wind.
Then she danced on—her careless, happy way
Breaking a heart—or brightening a day.





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