Heaven's Virginia when the year's at its Spring.
It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods; To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip, Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity, Or draw a line da… - Anne Spencer
It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods; To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip, Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity, Or draw a line da…
- Anne Spencer
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. - Anne Spencer
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
Let me learn now where Beauty is; I was born to know her mysteries . . . - Anne Spencer
Let me learn now where Beauty is; I was born to know her mysteries . . .
Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time? - Anne Spencer
Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time?
Guilt pins a fig-leaf; Innocence is its own adorning. - Anne Spencer
Guilt pins a fig-leaf; Innocence is its own adorning.
Heaven's Virginia when the year's at its Spring. - Anne Spencer
I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting. - Anne Spencer
I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.
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