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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWO GRANDMOTHERS, by IRENE ARCHER First Line: One grew pale lilies in the shade Last Line: Remembering when her heart was flame. Subject(s): Grandparents; Grandmothers; Grandfathers; Great Grandfathers; Great Grandmothers | |||
One grew pale lilies in the shade, And lady-like, attended mass; She thought black gloves and bonnets made To curb desire, and shield the lass. One laughed and loved with Life, and trod Her hills and fields in sun and rain, Grew happy when the fertile sod Would yield, and stock grew fat with grain. The other with tight lips repressed All worldly joys; with pious look She'd mold wild tumults in a breast To patterns of an ancient book. One sprayed her pillows with perfume, Gave festivals ... the village came, She placed sweet rose jars in each room, Remembering when her heart was flame. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KISS GRANDMOTHERS GOOD NIGHT by ANDREW HUDGINS KICKING THE LEAVES by DONALD HALL THE BOOK OF SCAPEGOATS by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM THE GREAT GRANDPARENTS by TED KOOSER OUT OF THE HILLS by IRENE ARCHER |
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