Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WESTERN VILLAGE, by CAROLYN ANNE RIDGEFIELD First Line: A simple little village I know well Last Line: So genuine that not one child would roam. Subject(s): Villages | ||||||||
A simple little village I know well With shaggy, unkempt lawns along the street Uneven, twiggy walks that hurt one's feet And fences, lines of which now dip, then swell That tales of shiftlessness can never tell; Instead, I catch a glimpse, but very fleet Of reasons why, in furtive, quick retreat For droughtful years so often haunt our dell! With daily coaxing, dry and shallow soil But niggardly rewards folks' work, so hot. In varied ways they struggle, plan and toil Contrive a way, expedient or not: Succeed in making dingy houses home So genuine that not one child would roam. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HOURS; FOR INGRID ERHARDT, 1951-1971 by NORMAN DUBIE STREETS OF PEARL AND GOLD by CAROLYN KIZER THE LITTLE VILLAGE by ERIC PANKEY VILLAGE IN LATE SUMMER by CARL SANDBURG IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE DESERTED VILLAGE by OLIVER GOLDSMITH CITY AND VILLAGE by ALEXANDER ANDERSON TODAY by CAROLYN ANNE RIDGEFIELD |
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