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The soles so studded are with nails
That press up, prick and pry,
I can but sit still in a chair
And softly cry!
That press up, prick and pry,
I can but sit still in a chair
And softly cry!
The ConservativeWinifred Virginia Jackson
FINALITY
The farm was lonely, set so far
Back from the town;
If neighbors came, he'd rant and rave
If they sat down.
Back from the town;
If neighbors came, he'd rant and rave
If they sat down.
And when they went he forced upon
Her hateful thought,
And nagged; made ugly use of words
With meaning fraught.
Her hateful thought,
And nagged; made ugly use of words
With meaning fraught.
Her back was bent with work she'd done
Beyond her strength;
For he planned more than she could do
In each day's length.
Beyond her strength;
For he planned more than she could do
In each day's length.
The days seemed all alike to her
Until, one day,
She found a blue bird, maimed in wing,
So bright and gay
Until, one day,
She found a blue bird, maimed in wing,
So bright and gay
She loved it, cared for it, and soon
The bird loved her;
When he came, she would hide it and
It would not stir.
The bird loved her;
When he came, she would hide it and
It would not stir.
One noon he came and caught her with
The bird in play;
He killed it right before her in
A fearful way.
The bird in play;
He killed it right before her in
A fearful way.
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