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Stillbirth

STILLBIRTH Pregnant and overdressed Lazily dozing o’er the riverbank pond Autumn trees, fat with leaves caressed By the frost , every frond Ready to be borne out of sight By the river’s waves aglow Like Roman shields burnished bright Facing their vanquished Sabine foe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Note Sabines were a people living near ancient Rome, and the Sabine women were kidnapped en masse by Roman soldiers, to increase the population of Rome.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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