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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOLY WOMEN, by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY Poet's Biography First Line: I have seen mary at the cross Last Line: Live on our street. Subject(s): Women | |||
I have seen Mary at the cross And Mary at the tomb And Mary weeping as she spread her hair In a leper's room. But it was not in Bethany Or groping up Calvary hill I learned how women break their hearts to ease Another's ill. Compassionate and wise in pain, Most faithful in defeat, The holy Marys I have watched and loved Live on our street. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV OVERTONES by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY |
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