A Woman of Thirty by Marjorie Allen Seiffert
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page 66 of 85 (77%)
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They do not tremble.
VI. GESTURES Let there be dancing figures On our wine-flask, Swastikas on our rug, Inscriptions in our rings And on our dwelling. Let us build ritual For our worship, Pledge our love With vows and holy promises. If oaths are broken, Let it be darkly With threatening gestures. Thus we ignore That we love and die Like insects. VII. VEILS I shall punish your blindness With a veil. I shall choose words that join Gaily word to word, |
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