I have seen Mary at the cross And Mary at the tomb And Mary weeping as she spread her hair In a leper's room. But it was not in Bethany Or groping up Calvary hill I learned how women break their hearts to ease Another's ill. Compassionate and wise in pain, Most faithful in defeat, The holy Marys I have watched and loved Live on our street. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOKEN AT A CASTLE GATE by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON A BIT OF SKY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BROTHERHOOD (2) by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ALFRED MOIR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |