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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CITY GARDEN, by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE Poet's Biography First Line: Hid in a close and lowly nook Last Line: God grant some day your dreams come true. Subject(s): Cities; Gardens & Gardening; Urban Life | |||
HID in a close and lowly nook In a city yard where no grass grows -- Wherein nor sun, nor stars may look Full-faced,- are planted three short rows Of pansies, geraniums, and a rose. A little girl with quiet, wide eyes, Slender figured, in tattered gown, Whose pallored face no country skies Have quickened to a healthy brown, Made this garden in the barren town. Poor little flowers, your life is hard; No sun, nor wind, nor evening dew. Poor little maid, whose city yard Is a world of happy dreams to you -- God grant some day your dreams come true. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THINGS (FOR AN INDIAN) TO DO IN NEW YORK (CITY) by SHERMAN ALEXIE THE CITY REVISITED by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: ENTERING THE CITY WITH BLISS-BESTOWING HANDS by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE DISCOVERING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF LLOYD, EARL, AND PRISCILLA by LYNN EMANUEL MY DIAMOND STUD by ALICE FULTON SCINTILLA by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE |
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