| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Massachusetts Poets. 1922. |
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| | | Winifred Virginia Jackson |
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| THEY wrapped my soul in eiderdown; | |
| They placed me warm and snug | |
| In carvèd chair; set me with care | |
| Upon an old prayer rug. | |
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| They cased my feet in golden shoes | 5 |
| That hurt at toe and heel; | |
| My restless feet, with youth all fleet, | |
| Nor asked how they might feel. | |
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| And now they wonder where I am, | |
| And search with shrill, cold cry; | 10 |
| But I crouch low where tall reeds grow, | |
| And smile as they pass by! | |
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