Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IMMACULATE, by UARDA ROSAMOND GARRETT First Line: I have always admired women Last Line: It shelters a hungry heart. Subject(s): Childlessness; Cleanliness; Home | ||||||||
I have always admired women Who kept immaculate houses, The restfulness of everything in place, No littered papers or books awry. My house has always had schoolbooks On chairs and unexpected places, Skates in the hall, and Tennis rackets on the tables. It is in order now. My boy has gone away to school. The papers are neatly folded, His baseball bat is in the closet. I do not like an immaculate house -- It shelters a hungry heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EL FLORIDA ROOM by RICHARD BLANCO DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN TO THIS HOUSE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UPSTAIRS ROOM by WELDON KEES HOME IS SO SAD by PHILIP LARKIN DUTCH INTERIOR by DAVID LEHMAN ESTRANGEMENT by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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