Sara Teasdale, comp. (1884–1933).
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love Lyrics by Women. 1917. | | | | “Under Dusky Laurel Leaf” | | By Margaret Widdemer |
| | | UNDER dusky laurel leaf, | |
| Scarlet leaf of rose, | |
| I lie prone, who have known | |
| All a woman knows— | |
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| Love and grief and motherhood, | 5 |
| Fame and mirth and scorn; | |
| These are all shall befall | |
| Any woman born. | |
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| Jewel-laden are my hands, | |
| Tall my stone above; | 10 |
| Do not weep that I sleep | |
| Who was wise in love; | |
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| Where I walk a shadow gray | |
| Through gray asphodel, | |
| I am glad, who have had | 15 |
| All that Life could tell. | | | | |
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