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. | Other Poems of Interest...THINGS (FOR AN INDIAN) TO DO IN NEW YORK (CITY) by SHERMAN ALEXIE THE CITY REVISITED by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET PRAISE PSALM OF THE CITY-DWELLER by APRIL BERNARD 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 |
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