Will the USA
find a woman-bonneted
aware-alert-strong?
Mott wrote:
“The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation,
because in the degradation of women,
the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.”
Jeanne Poland's Poetry Blog
03 Jan 2015 1 Comment
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Will the USA
find a woman-bonneted
aware-alert-strong?
Mott wrote:
“The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation,
because in the degradation of women,
the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.”
23 Apr 2013 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: bold, ground, marriage, recreation, scar, sinew, strong, subtle, tender touch, weapon
…I have woven a parachute out of
everything broken: my scars
are my shield. William Stafford
A
scar is
my newest
recreation. A
bolder sinew: hewn of marriage,
joined with weapon’s tender touch on subtle ground held strong.
Scars
Scars
are new creations:
sinews
touching tender ground.