'The Old Woman' by Joseph Campbell

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The Old Woman
by Joseph Campbell (Seosamh MacCathmhaoil)

AS a white candle
In a holy place,
So is the beauty
Of an aged face.

As the spent radiance
Of the winter sun,
So is a woman
With her travail done,

Her brood gone from her,
And her thoughts as still
As the waters
Under a ruined mill.