Against Widows

The devils weds a widow

Death another's leftovers

Better to lie on a willows

Rest on alder boughs

Then upon a widow's bed

On a used woman's pillow

Sweeter the side of a fence

Then a widow's flank



Softer the side of a grove

Than a widow's beside is



The devil weds a widow

The grave one twice wed

A widow's hand is rougher

Than a dry spruce bough

With which she strikes the playful

Grabs the one who laughs

A widow has had her games

And spent a merry evening


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