Silver and Roses, Henna and Myrrh

 

 

To Thy Womanhood

 

A writ of exhortation I inscribe

To call thee to thy birthright and estate

And warn lest thou forget the noble tribe

Into whose strivings thou hast entered late.

Great enterprises long to be begun

And honored authorings to be achieved

And wild’ring paths of glory to be run

And voices that exhort to be believed.

No juggernaut hold I before thine eyes,

Nor drunk with folly, madness, lust for power,

Seek I to venture this, thy faith’s assize,

Dissuading thee ‘fore virtue’s task to cower.

Of womanhood, esteem I, thou hast such

That mightest  thou to womanhood add much.

 

 

                        Wednesday, January 29, 1969

 

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