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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WESTERN VILLAGE, by CAROLYN ANNE RIDGEFIELD
First Line: A simple little village I know well
Last Line: So genuine that not one child would roam.
Subject(s): Villages
First Line: A simple little village I know well
Last Line: So genuine that not one child would roam.
Subject(s): Villages
A simple little village I know well
With shaggy, unkempt lawns along the street
Uneven, twiggy walks that hurt one's feet
And fences, lines of which now dip, then swell
That tales of shiftlessness can never tell;
Instead, I catch a glimpse, but very fleet
Of reasons why, in furtive, quick retreat
For droughtful years so often haunt our dell!
With daily coaxing, dry and shallow soil
But niggardly rewards folks' work, so hot.
In varied ways they struggle, plan and toil
Contrive a way, expedient or not:
Succeed in making dingy houses home
So genuine that not one child would roam.
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