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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FROM AN OFFICE WINDOW, by FRANCES M. BALLARD
First Line: The tulip bed is flaming in the square
Last Line: Than in this high tower where I stand.
Subject(s): Alienation (social Psychology); Flowers; Office Work; Estrangement; Outcasts
First Line: The tulip bed is flaming in the square
Last Line: Than in this high tower where I stand.
Subject(s): Alienation (social Psychology); Flowers; Office Work; Estrangement; Outcasts
The tulip bed is flaming in the square,
Crimson and lovely against the dim, green trees;
The yellow sunlight over it
Makes a picture like an old Dutch print.
If I could find a little peace
Away from clatter and the click of keys --
Where I could have the cool earth close to me,
I might find Thee also nearer
Than in this high tower where I stand.
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