Dorothy Parker

1893-1967 / Female / American
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The VeteranWhen I was young and bold and strong, / Oh, right was right, and wrong was wrong! / My plume on high, my flag unfurled,
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SanctuaryMy land is bare of chattering folk; / The clouds are low along the ridges, / And sweet's the air with curly smoke
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Fair WeatherThis level reach of blue is not my sea; / Here are sweet waters, pretty in the sun, / Whose quiet ripples meet obediently
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SolaceThere was a rose that faded young; / I saw its shattered beauty hung / Upon a broken stem.
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But Not ForgottenI think, no matter where you stray, / That I shall go with you a way. / Though you may wander sweeter lands,
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PenelopeIn the pathway of the sun, / In the footsteps of the breeze, / Where the world and sky are one,
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On Being A WomanWhy is it, when I am in Rome, / I'd give an eye to be at home, / But when on native earth I be,
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General Review Of The *** SituationWoman wants monogamy; / Man delights in novelty. / Love is woman's moon and sun;
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The Lady's RewardLady, lady, never start / Conversation toward your heart; / Keep your pretty words serene;
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The Flaw In PaganismDrink and dance and laugh and lie, / Love, the reeling midnight through, / For tomorrow we shall die!
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