Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON BUYING A MAINE FARM, by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH Poet's Biography First Line: The house should be white Last Line: To swing overhead. Alternate Author Name(s): Beston, Henry, Mrs. Subject(s): Farm Life; Maine (state); Agriculture; Farmers | ||||||||
The house should be white, The barn red, The farm-carts blue, There should be a hillock for the dead, And a bed-room view, Old apple-trees, A rooster to crow, Down by the cornfield A sunflower row, Cows each with her bell, A fat plow horse, A maiden birch wood And a young cat of course, Hard work in the field, Good sleep in the bed -- And a ship weather-vane To swing overhead. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KICKING THE LEAVES by DONALD HALL THE FARMER'S BOY: WINTER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: SUMMER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD ALL GOATS by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH SONG OF THE RABBITS OUTSIDE THE TAVERN by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH |
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