Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SUNLIT SUDS, by MARGARET WHEELER ROSS


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SUNLIT SUDS, by                    
First Line: I do not see the homely kitchen sink
Last Line: Catch rainbow visions in the sunlit suds.
Subject(s): Housewives


I do not see the homely kitchen sink,
Untidy with the dishes from a meal,
The sparkling soap-suds in the pan reveal
The pristine colors. I give thanks and drink
From beauty's over-flowing cup, and think
Of tinted sunsets, changing with each reel;
Of purple hills the clouds of life conceal;
Of velvet flower-petals, blushing pink.

The faithful kettle, as it boils and steams,
Is piping fairy tunes, like playful Pan;
And I see diamond dew-drops, blinking buds,
And morning-glories waking from their dreams,
Dishwashing is not irksome if you can
Catch rainbow visions in the sunlit suds.





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