Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THREE SISTERS, by LILLIAN DURHAM DICKSON 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! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HYMN FOR LANIE POO by AMIRI BARAKA CALMING KALI by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 1. CONVENT by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 4. TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS LIFE by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 6. KARMA by LUCILLE CLIFTON MY SISTER, THE QUEEN by EDWARD FIELD VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN EPITAPH IN A CHURCH-YARD IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA by AMY LOWELL |
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