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God finished woman in the twilight hour / And said, ‘To-morrow thou shalt find thy place: / Man's complement, the mother of the race- / With love the motive power- / The one compelling power.'
All night she dreamed and wondered. With the light / Her lover came-and then she understood / The purpose of her being. Life was good / And all the world seemed right- / And nothing was, but right.