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" When I was young and miserable and pretty
And poor, I'd wish
What all girls wish: to have a husband,
A house and children. Now that I'm old, my wish
Is womanish:
That the boy putting groceries in my car

See me. "

Randall Jarrell , Selected Poems


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Randall Jarrell quote : When I was young and miserable and pretty<br />And poor, I'd wish<br />What all girls wish: to have a husband,<br />A house and children. Now that I'm old, my wish<br />Is womanish:<br />That the boy putting groceries in my car<br /><br />See me.