Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LANCASTER, by SARAH STEELE SAMPLE


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LANCASTER, by                    
First Line: I came to live in a storybook town
Last Line: I have told this tale as it looks to me.
Subject(s): Pennsylvania; Villages


I came to live in a storybook town,
Where the streets (very queer) run uphill and down,
And North and South and East and West;
I know by this time you have guessed

That the houses too, all straight and fine,
Like soldiers true, stand in a line,
And seem to say, "We look quite prim,
But open the door and come right in.

"We will show you things that were bright and new
When our British Mother got into a stew,
And made us so mad, we threw the tea
Out of Boston harbor right into the sea."

Some of the folks in this storybook town
Are given to wearing a cap and gown;
The caps are white, but the gowns, dear me,
Are colors not worn by you or me.

On the King's Highway in the Land of Penn,
You can find this town, and then, ah then,
By the red rose sign I know you will see
I have told this tale as it looks to me.





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