Against Widows

The Devil weds a widow
 Death, another's leftovers
 Better to lie on willows
 Rest on alder boughs
 Than upon a widow's bed
 Used woman's pillow
 Sweeter the side of a fence
 Than a widow's flank
 Sweeter the side of a fence
 A widow's flank
 Sweeter the side of a fence
 Softer the side of a grove
 A widow's beside is
 Softer the side of a grove
 The Devil weds a widow
 The grave one twice wed
 A widow's hand is rougher
 Than a dry spruce bough
 With which she strikes the playful
 Grabs the one who laughs
 A widow has had her games
 And spent a merry evening
 Sweeter the side of a fence
 Sweeter the side of a fence
 Softer the side of a grove
 Softer the side of a grove
 With which she strikes the playful
 Grabs the one who laughs
 A widow has had her games
 And spent a merry evening