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TO THOSE WHO HOLD THE GUIDING REINS

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I have observed a steed, proud-spirited,

Lashed by a cruel driver till the sweat

Stood out in beaded drops upon his side;

And, oftimes, tears have welled up in my eyes

As in my mind I've pictured human hearts

Lashed thus by cruel words and goaded on.

Then when, at other times, the same proud steed

Has passed along the street with arched neck,

With every motion breathing force and vim,

I've noticed kindness held the guiding reins

And kept in check the zealous prancer's power.

My mind has pictured then, with kindlier glow,

A heart ambitious, far too keen to go,

Kept by sweet loving words in proper bounds;

And deepest gratitude, at such a time,

Wells up for those who hold the guiding reins.


How She Felt in Her First Corset, and Other Poems

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