Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
A WomanScudder Middleton
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For always in her eyes there was a light
As though she knew a secret none might guess.
So calmly did she bear the weight of pain,
With such serenity accept the joy,
It seemed she had a mother-love for Life,
And all the days were children at her breast.