Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG AGAINST STREET NUMBERS, by GLADYS MCKEE First Line: We live in a house Last Line: "they're wrong and I'm right." Alternate Author Name(s): Iker, Eugene E., Mrs. Subject(s): Houses | ||||||||
We live in a house On the top of a hill, With sun for a carpet And flowers for the sill, Our teakettle sings, Our forks and our spoons Are made of the silver Of tender young moons; And I turn my head, Pretend not to hear, When neighbors insist, "She lives in the rear." They staunchly deny Three stair-flights can be The same as the top Of a green hill to me, And only when stars Dip low in the night Can I keep on saying "They're wrong and I'm right." | 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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