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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HER HOROSCOPE, by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND First Line: Tis true, one half of a woman's life is hope Last Line: The rose one leaves in some forgotten book. Alternate Author Name(s): Xariffa | |||
'T IS true, one half of woman's life is hope And one half resignation. Between there lies Anguish of broken dreams, -- doubt, dire surprise, And then is born the strength with all to cope. Unconsciously sublime, life's shadowed slope She braves; the knowledge in her patient eyes Of all that love bestows and love denies, As writ in every woman's horoscope! She lives, her heart-beats given to others' needs, Her hands, to lift for others on the way The burdens which their weariness forsook. She dies, an uncrowned doer of great deeds. Remembered? Yes, as is for one brief day The rose one leaves in some forgotten book. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A WOMAN'S WISH by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND AT SET OF SUN by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND DOWN THE BAYOU by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND EMBRYO by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND RESERVE by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND THE CREED by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND THE DEAD SINGER by MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND |
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