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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WOMAN-BY-THE-DAY, by BERENICE RICE First Line: Kneel, woman, with brush in your hand Last Line: Your children need bread. Subject(s): Women | |||
Kneel, woman, with brush in your hand And pray you for cleanliness. Shining white altar with candles of silver: (Those spigots need polish.) Hyacinths blue in the window Belong to the mantle of Mary. Tell your beads, woman, tell your beads; Plates, cups, saucers, forever and ever, Amen. Kneel woman, and make your confession. It is a sin to be poor, now confess it; The loaf, woman; "This is my Body." Your children need Bread. | 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 BEDTIME IN GALILEE by BERENICE RICE CHARLOTTE CORDAY (REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL, JULY 17, 1793) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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