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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT OUR EYES BEHOLD, by LORNA TALLENT KIDWELL
First Line: Why, son, it's lovely here,' she said
Last Line: And the cracks in the kitchen floor.
Subject(s): Vision
First Line: Why, son, it's lovely here,' she said
Last Line: And the cracks in the kitchen floor.
Subject(s): Vision
"Why, son, it's lovely here," she said;
Her dim, blue eyes were filled with pride,
But she was seeing the morning glories
Colorfully splashed on the near hillside.
And she was seeing the cherry tree
That stood beside her kitchen door,
Its clusters of dark-red cherries
More beautiful than ever before.
And she was seeing the lovely view
From her bedroom window late at night
When the moon rose over the mountain tops
And filled the heavens with golden light.
"It's lovely here," she said again,
Her glance beyond the sagging door;
But he saw only the patched old roof
And the cracks in the kitchen floor.
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