Religion
Before Meat
From The Singing Leaves (1903)
Religion
Hunger of the world,
When we ask a grace,
Be remembered here with us,
By the vacant place.
Thirst, with nought to drink,
Sorrow more than mine,
May God someday make you laugh,
With water turned to wine.
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MLA
Peabody, Josephine Preston. “Before Meat.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/4/.
Chicago
Peabody, Josephine Preston. “Before Meat.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/4/.
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