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Lamenting Widow
A woman wails, boo hoo, mourning her man
Shut up, shame on you, don't cry to the hills!
O little sister, I should have warned you
Don't eat the meat, if it makes you cough blood!
Source: Poetry (April 2008).
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Living, Sorrow & Grieving, Relationships, Men & Women
POET’S REGION Asia, East
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