Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OLD HOUSES, by HOMER D'LETTUSO First Line: There is comfort in old houses Last Line: An old house knew my mother's lovely face.) Subject(s): Houses | ||||||||
There is comfort in old houses, Like a mother's arm, or a friend's kind words. There is joy in time-scarred timbers, In slated roofs and weathered boards. (I am one with an old house: I am one with its pains and joys: An old house shared the travail of my mother. An old house shared my baby toys.) Old houses have a blessed look, That is one with God's great plan. Old houses have a tenderness, From the baby's crawl to the stride of the man. (I am one with an old house, I am one with its kind embrace An old house shared my mother's love An old house knew my mother's lovely face.) | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO-RIVER LEDGER by KHALED MATTAWA SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 3 by CONRAD AIKEN FOR THE REBUILDING OF A HOUSE by WENDELL BERRY JERONIMO'S HOUSE by ELIZABETH BISHOP MENDING THE ADOBE by HAYDEN CARRUTH MY HUT; AFTER TRAN QUANG KHAI by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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