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! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!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 FAWN OF THE FOREST by EDITH LOMBARD SQUIRES |
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