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FORSAKEN FARMHOUSE by LYDIA HAMMOND GALE

First Line: THAT GRAYED BEAM HEWN FROM NEARBY LOT
Last Line: WHENCE ALL HIS BROOD SAW LIFE BEGUN.
Subject(s): FARM LIFE; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS;
That grayed beam hewn from nearby lot
Of oaks and other stout-heart trees,
The fallen doorway, once erect,
Whose foolish angle the lintel frees,
And brocade trellis on sunward wall
Propped loose to soften lines severe
Of cumbrous shutters locked in close,
And Titan chimney nook sprawled near,
Offer a niche to migrant song
And fling a challenge to the sun.
The builder left this relic frame
Whence all his brood saw life begun.



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