THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

The difference between
a cow and a heifer
is found in the teats,
the cow has them and the heifer does not,
(to compensate,
the heifer has tenderness
while the cow has horns).

The difference between a spinster
and an old maid,
is different:
The spinster is born as such
The old maid is made into such.
The spinster by vocation,
Carries her status perfectly.

The old maid,
—spinster by force
with a little bouquet of orange blossoms—,
carries her status badly.
Embittered (the poor thing)
A gossiper, etc.,
—since she does not live
her life she lives the life of others—.

By contrast, compare,
The perfect spinster,
(with apologies to Fray Luis)
is a sweet pear,
a little pear in syrup,
loves without forms and papers
How well does she show off her status!