Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HALF-WAY HOUSE, by NAN TERRELL REED


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THE HALF-WAY HOUSE, by                    
First Line: Just around the bend of winter
Last Line: In the half-way house of spring.
Subject(s): Nature; Seasons; Spring


Just around the bend of Winter,
Where you hear the robins sing;
Just before you get to Summer
Is the Half-way House of Spring.

There you see the grass grow greener
Than it was the day before;
There you watch the leaves and blossoms
Open out a little more.

And the weather isn't sultry,
And it isn't very cold,
And the sunshine on the garden
Is of eighteen-carat gold.

It's a House that lovers cherish;
It's a place where dreamers dream;
It's an atmosphere where writers
Find Romance in every stream.

But it harbors only transients,
Spring will never let you stay,
And she points the road to Summer
As she hurries you away.

Oh! how often we would linger
Where we hear the robins sing,
Just around the bend from Winter,
In the Half-way House of Spring.





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