<h3> <SPAN name="peasant"></SPAN> A PEASANT WOMAN<br/> </h3>
<p>I saw you sit waiting with your sewing on your knees,<br/>
Till a man should claim the comfort of your body<br/>
And your industry and presence for his own.<br/></p>
<p>I saw you sit waiting with your sewing on your knees,<br/>
Till the child growing hidden in your body<br/>
Should become a living creature in the light.<br/></p>
<p>I saw you sit waiting with your sewing on your knees,<br/>
Till your child who had ventured to the city<br/>
Should return to the shelter of his home.<br/></p>
<p>I saw you sit waiting with your sewing on your knees<br/>
—Your unreturning son was in the city—<br/>
Till Death should come along the cobbled street.<br/></p>
<p>I saw you sit waiting with your sewing on your knees.<br/></p>
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