Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WASHINGTON AT HOME, by JENNIE TRIPLETT


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WASHINGTON AT HOME, by                    
First Line: Today I fain would walk or ride
Last Line: Here I would toil and cast my lot.
Subject(s): Presidents, United States; Washington, George (1732-1799)


Today I fain would walk or ride
With my fair Martha by my side;
What more could mortal man desire,
A chair, a book, a pleasant fire,
Perchance a visit from a friend;
Thus I would spend life to the end.

I love to plant a tree or vine,
To watch them grow, the joy is mine.
Mount Vernon lures as ne'er before,
Life's failing strength she will restore;
To leave her portals ask me not,
Here I would toil and cast my lot.





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