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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A WOMAN-GROWN, by VIRGINIA STAIT
First Line: In grief I would have cried out yesterday
Last Line: A woman -- grown. Perhaps a woman old!
Subject(s): Aging; Growth; Old Age; Women
First Line: In grief I would have cried out yesterday
Last Line: A woman -- grown. Perhaps a woman old!
Subject(s): Aging; Growth; Old Age; Women
In grief I would have cried out yesterday,
At cruel words, sword-points for my bare feet;
I would have questioned with no thought's delay,
With childish eyes and lips that must entreat!
But this new hour -- I bandage every bruise,
I put on sandals -- and I am not told --
There is so much to win and all to lose --
A woman -- grown. Perhaps a woman old!
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