Social Commentaries
Words About an Ancient Queen
From Going-to-the-Sun (1923)
Social Commentaries
Inscribed with apologies to Lytton Strachey
Queen Hat-shep-sut, pious and fat
Wore a hair net under her hat.
Queen Hat-shep-sut, restrained and refined
Wore a hair net over her mind.
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MLA
Lindsay, Vachel. “Words About an Ancient Queen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/250/.
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Lindsay, Vachel. “Words About an Ancient Queen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/250/.
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