Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOUSE-FREE, by EDITH LOMBARD SQUIRES First Line: Now the days shorten, the autumn is gone Last Line: I will go house-free and countrywide! Subject(s): Houses; Winter | ||||||||
Now the days shorten, the autumn is gone; The house creeps closer from dark to dawn. The winds of heaven are locked away By bolt and shutter, the house is gray; All tucked in snugly and so discreet, Smug and prim and prettily neat. But I want the wind with its galloping air; I long for the naked clean sun to wear; To give my heart to the wide cloud-sweep. The house breathes slow -- let the dull house sleep; Let the dim hours nod by the chimneyside -- I will go house-free and countrywide! | Other Poems of Interest...LOOKING EAST IN THE WINTER by JOHN HOLLANDER WINTER DISTANCES by FANNY HOWE WINTER FORECAST by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN AT WINTER'S EDGE by JUDY JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE |
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