Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, POND STREET, by ELIZABETH HAYNES SANDS


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POND STREET, by                    
First Line: The trees are high over pond street
Last Line: A leisurely minute ...
Subject(s): Peace; Travel; Journeys; Trips


The trees are high over Pond Street,
High and arched, and full of leaves;
They stand in calm silence
Along the edge of this quiet pool
That rests, back from the city's turbulent streams';
Only a minute long is Pond Street,
A leisurely minute ...
The seminary and the school that have stood through generations
Complete one side—and on the other
Five houses stand with slightly raised eyebrows
In reflected ecclesiastical dignity;
Near the center of the row stands Number Thirteen,
White and trim, snuggled down into its patch of lawn
That reaches out daintily towards the road ...
Guarding the rear the old chestnut tree
Spreads protecting arms over the low roof.
Inside, as out, the house maintains
The dignity of the street and those who dwell within—
It breathes the charm of gentle living—peace and rest,
But sometimes a tiny imp of mischief seems
To twinkle from the corners—very demure mischief;
Life flows quietly here—the sunlight
Filters softly through the trees
Dappling the road with golden coins—
The winter snows fall silently,
Fearing to disturb the tenor of the street ...

Only a minute long is Pond Street,
A leisurely minute ...





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