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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

The Tiny Maiden

Salomón de la Selva

I AM so little,

They say, “She’s so young!”

I can’t bear it, mother,

So I sing this song.

Girls of fourteen

Little babies bear;

I am almost twenty,

For this I despair.

I am so little,

They say, “She’s so young!”

I can’t bear it, mother,

So I sing this song.

My breasts are ripe,

And I am of age,

God grant me for lover

The king’s little page!