Woman Work

Question 1

Stanza 1:

Answer 1

“I’ve got the children to tend / The clothes to mend /
The floor to mop
(…)
I gotta clean up this hut /
Then see about the sick /
And the cotton to pick.”

Question 2

Last Stanza:

Answer 2

“Sun, rain, curving sky / Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone / Star shine, moon glow / You’re all that I can call my own.”

Question 3

Stanza 4:

Answer 3

“Fall gently, snowflakes / Cover me with white / Cold icy kisses and / Let me rest tonight.”