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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WIDOW'S MITE, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: She was a widow stern and spry
Last Line: And he died from the widow's might
Subject(s): Irony
First Line: She was a widow stern and spry
Last Line: And he died from the widow's might
Subject(s): Irony
SHE was a widow stern and spry,
And brimming with lots of fight;
She married a little man five feet high,
And he died from the widow's might.
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