EVERYDAY ALCHEMY
Men go to women mutely for their peace;And they, who lack it most, create it whenThey make—because they must, loving their men—A solace for sad bosom-bended heads. ThereIs all the meager peace men get—no otherwhere;No mountain space, no tree with placid leaves,Or heavy gloom beneath a young girl's hair,No sound of valley bell on autumn air,Or room made home with doves along the eaves,Ever holds peace like this, poured by poor womenOut of their heart's poverty, for worn men.
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