Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOME, by EDITH EDWARDS WALDRON


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First Line: A place to read more books and quietly sew
Last Line: To her it is on earth a heavenly spot.
Subject(s): Home


A place to read more books and quietly sew
Gay colored rugs, or mend the children's socks;
Attractive rooms to clean, and grass to mow,
Low plants to set amid a bed of rocks;
A hearth to sweep, a kindling box to fill;
A bathroom to scour clean, and beds to make;
A kitchen to develop cooking skill:
Cream puffs, mince pie, and home-made bread to bake,

A place to train young lives in wholesome ways;
To welcome students home for their recess;
Where friends collect throughout the holidays,
And hobbies make for leisure happiness.
"She loves her home," they say, -- and ah, why not?
To her it is on earth a heavenly spot.





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