For the A-Z challenge, we decided to post a new and original poem every day (yipes!) Today, inspired by the fabulous suffragettes, Juliet tackles the letter "S."
Suffrage
Marching in straight white lines,
Ankles thick with dust.
The ladies covered,
Four hundred miles,
Behind a general,
Without the required,
Weapon between,
Her legs.
From Elizabeth in 1868,
To Alice in 1920.
Fifty-two years they marched,
Until the flag they flew,
Included their own carefully stitched stars.
©2013 Juliet Bond all rights reserved
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Today I'm plugging an event that I am part of next weekend.
If you are in the Chicago area, come to a benefit concert for
COPE (Caring Outreach for Parents in Evanston.)
Our organization provides temporary help
to families in crisis.
Learn more here.
If you are in the Chicago area, come to a benefit concert for
COPE (Caring Outreach for Parents in Evanston.)
Our organization provides temporary help
to families in crisis.
Learn more here.
