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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUBURBAN IDYL, by POLLY CHASE First Line: They are clearing ground to build a house Last Line: And children's arms around us like a wall! Subject(s): Calm; Family Life; Flowers; Suburbs; Placid; Undisturbed; Tranquility; Relatives | |||
They are clearing ground to build a house In the vacant lot next door That I walk through every morning Coming from the store -- In the tiny tangled wildwood with its thickets to explore, And the talk Of a poplar as I walk. There is peace In this still suburban street. Trim and neat We keep our modest gardens, and I know That flowers will grow In my newest neighbor's garden with a fragrance just as sweet; With the wild grass trimmed and seeded, Rolled and weeded, And hollyhocks put primly in a row. And at dusk, When the air is sweet with phlox, A tired-looking business man will go To and fro, Watering the eager roots of drooping summer flowers While my husband waters ours. And children in the wet grass will be wiggling their toes, Or leaping over fountains where the hose Leaks and sputters, Or pulling out the petals of a rose. Yes, there will still be peace! (But joy for me will cease -- No rambles where the prickly brambles crawl!) A still, wind-sheltered peace That lulls life to the echo of a call . . . . Suburban life . . . . Man and wife . . . . And children's arms around us like a wall! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES LIZARDS AND SNAKES by ANTHONY HECHT THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND EYES: I LOVE by LYN HEJINIAN CHILD ON THE MARSH by ANDREW HUDGINS MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS PLAYING DEAD by ANDREW HUDGINS THE GLASS HAMMER by ANDREW HUDGINS INSECT LIFE OF FLORIDA by LYNDA HULL |
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