Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAYING STONE WALL, by FRED LAPE First Line: I'll go and lay that corner of stonewall Last Line: One can be glad to be remembered by. Subject(s): Stones; Walls; Granite; Rocks | ||||||||
I'll go and lay that corner of stonewall, now that the ground no longer heaves with frost, and two new bluebirds gone housekeeping call sharply over a feather they have lost. My father used to lay stonewalls, and laid them well. You see their straight lines standing yet firm and untoppled. In a wall he made a bargain with the years and left no debt. I hope mine lasts to some far distant spring. I'd like some future boy one day to spy it standing here. A good stonewall's a thing one can be glad to be remembered by. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STONE'S SECRET by MARGARET AVISON CONTRA MORTEM: THE STONE by HAYDEN CARRUTH NAMING FOR LOVE by HAYDEN CARRUTH OF THE STONES OF THE PLACE by ROBERT FROST THE EYE IN THE ROCK by JOHN HAINES THE HEAD ON THE TABLE by JOHN HAINES DEER IN THE MISTY WOODLOT by FRED LAPE THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR [MARCH 9, 1862] by GEORGE M. BAKER |
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