Portrait in a Plush-Trimmed FrameWho openly followed the scarlet profession Lived entirely without feminine companionship, Death found her with women friends to spare. Living, she was shunned more pointedly than lepers in Bible times,-- For all her plumes and velvets, Women sneered as they passed her on the street And men sheepishly looked the other way. One day she died. Mrs. Lipp, a Christian body, called several women and said That after all, Kittie was only a poor, misguided human soul, And that some of them ought to go And help straighten out her rooms. Every woman nobly answered that call; They had a wonderful time, Taking turns trying on Kittie's hats,-- There were three with willow plumes! |
Kansas Poets
Edited by May William Ward
(New York: Henry Harrison. 1935)
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