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TWO CALLINGS

I hear a deep voice through uneasy dreaming,

A deep, soft, tender, soul-beguiling voice;

A lulling voice that bids the dreams remain,

That calms my restlessness and dulls my pain,

That thrills and fills and holds me till in seeming

There is no other sound on earth—no choice.

"Home!" says the deep voice, "Home!" and softly singing

Brings me a sense of safety unsurpassed;

So old! so old! The piles above the wave—

The shelter of the stone-blocked, shadowy cave—

Security of sun-kissed treetops swinging—

Safety and Home at last!

"Home" says the sweet voice, and warm Comfort rises,

Holding my soul with velvet-fingered hands;

Comfort of leafy lair and lapping fur,

Soft couches, cushions, curtains, and the stir

Of easy pleasures that the body prizes,

Of soft, swift feet to serve the least commands.

I shrink—half rise—and then it murmurs "Duty!"

Again the past rolls out—a scroll unfurled;

Allegiance and long labor due my lord—

Allegiance in an idleness abhorred—

I am the squaw—the slave—the harem beauty—

I serve and serve, the handmaid of the world.

My soul rebels—but hark! a new note thrilling,

Deep, deep, past finding—I protest no more;

The voice says "Love!" and all those ages dim

Stand glorified and justified in him;

I bow—I kneel—the woman soul is willing—

"Love is the law. Be still! Obey! Adore!"

And then—ah, then! The deep voice murmurs "Mother!"

And all life answers from the primal sea;

A mingling of all lullabies; a peace

That asks no understanding; the release

Of nature's holiest power—who seeks another?

Home? Home is Mother—Mother, Home—to me.

"Home!" says the deep voice; "Home and Easy Pleasure!

Safety and Comfort, Laws of Life well kept!

Love!" and my heart rose thrilling at the word;

"Mother!" it nestled down and never stirred;

"Duty and Peace and Love beyond all measure!

Home! Safety! Comfort! Mother!"—and I slept.

A bugle call! A clear, keen, ringing cry,

Relentless—eloquent—that found the ear

Through fold on fold of slumber, sweet, profound—

A widening wave of universal sound,

Piercing the heart—filling the utmost sky—

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✒ Autore	Charlotte Perkins Gilman
📖 Pagine	341
⏰ Tempo di lettura	13 ore 30 minuti
💡 Pubblicato	1903
🌏 Lingua originale	Inglese

I INTRODUCTORY	6
II THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOME	16
III DOMESTIC MYTHOLOGY	37
IV PRESENT CONDITIONS	63
V THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP	82
VI THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP	103
VII HOME-COOKING	121
VIII DOMESTIC ART	137
IX DOMESTIC ETHICS	154
X DOMESTIC ENTERTAINMENT	177
XI THE LADY OF THE HOUSE	198
XII THE CHILD AT HOME	222
XIII THE GIRL AT HOME	243
XIV HOME INFLUENCE ON MEN	262
XV HOME AND SOCIAL PROGRESS	290
XVI LINES OF ADVANCE	312
XVII RESULTS	330

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