My thoughts this morning echo the words of a poem by Lula Greene Richards (1849-1944). Lula was the editor of the Woman’s Exponent, a staunch defender of women’s right to vote, to obtain an equal education, and to choose their own occupations. This poem comes from Branches That Run Over the Wall<\/i>.
\n
\nAn Apology<\/p>\n
Did I stay too long in the school room
\n After the lessons were through,
\nLeaving my mother and sisters
\n With all the work to do?
\nAnd has it vexed you, mother,
\n My mother, so patient and true?<\/p>\n
Forgive me, my mothers and sisters,
\n Smile kindly and gently speak:
\nI’ll try to do better tomorrow
\n And all the rest of the week,
\nIf my wayward mind and feelings
\n Do not play me another freak.<\/p>\n
The children were hard to manage
\n Heedless and dull today;
\nIt seemed they could think of nothing
\n Except their love for play,
\nOut doors the birds and flowers
\n And sunshine were all so gay.<\/p>\n
And after the lessons were ended
\n They sought of youth’s charms the chief,
\nWhile to rest in the quiet school room
\n Was to me a blessed relief
\nAnd the time slipped by unnoticed,
\n The moments appeared so brief<\/p>\n
And I have been writing something
\n Which will likely enough be read
\nBy our children’s children
\n After we are all dead;
\nAnd must I think I should have been
\n Washing dishes instead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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