Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANODYNE, by HARRIET GRAY BLACKWELL First Line: When I was young I learned to minimize Last Line: Oh let her realize my soul is straight. Subject(s): Daughters | ||||||||
When I was young I learned to minimize My crooked back and strive for self-control When someone pitied me. I played the role Of fair-haired princess under curious eyes, And if at times there were heart-breaking cries Within me, I drew close the velvet stole Of courage loaned me by the sightless mole And thought that pain had made me strong and wise. But now I am besieged with trembling fear, For yesterday my daughter looked at me With shrinking wonder. God, please compensate Her dawning consciousness when children jeer And as an anodyne for agony Oh let her realize my soul is straight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER READING MICKEY IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME by RITA DOVE FOR MY DAUGHTER by DAVID IGNATOW SUNLIGHT: A SEQUENCE FOR MY DAUGHTER, SELECTION by DAVID IGNATOW AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS by CAROLYN KIZER FOR MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE CAN READ by THOMAS LUX DOMESDAY BOOK: MRS. MURRAY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE LAST BIRTHDAY AT HOME by SHARON OLDS THE MONTH OF JUNE: 13 1/2 by SHARON OLDS DEEP SUMMER by HARRIET GRAY BLACKWELL |
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