As Woman She Is Whole



Her womb may be quite barren
Yet as woman she is whole
Her birthing may be over
Yet she propagates from soul
Her breasts may be non-lactate
Yet there's nurture still to dole
Her arms may be most vacant
Yet embraces to console
Her lap may be left open
Yet is a magnetic pole
Her guidance may be over
Yet her wisdom some extol
Her "parent" may be finished
Yet she seeks not to control
Her nest may be now empty
Yet she has a mother's role
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDBEBABCBFBGB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 421
Words 87
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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