Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THREE SISTERS, by LILLIAN DURHAM DICKSON



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THREE SISTERS, by                    
First Line: Three sisters walk our village street
Last Line: If you let them in they will take your bed!
Subject(s): Envy; Evil; Gossip; Sisters


Three sisters walk our village street,
From door to door with tripping feet --

Where you meet one, you meet all three --
Inseparable, this trinity.

A poisonous brew, the nostrum they sell --
"Have you heard?" and "I'll never tell!"

Gossip is the name of one --
Her eyes are bright, a dagger her tongue.

She looks alluring in her scarlet cowl --
When she comes close, her breath is foul.

Envy, the weakling, hobbles along
Clutching the skirts of her sisters, strong, --

Too lazy to climb life's golden stair,
She tries to drag down those above her.

Malice, the elder of the three,
Is an old crone without charity --

With snagged tooth and withered claw,
She picks the bone her sisters gnaw!

Lock your door from this evil dread --
If you let them in they will take your bed!





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