You see that tall house opposite? Three times within the fleeting year, Since last the summer-time was here, Great changes have gone over it. For first a bridal bright and gay Filled the long street with riotous sound; And amid smiles from all around, The newly-wedded passed away. And when the violets came once more, And lambs were born, a concourse went, Still gayer, still more innocent, To christening from that stately door. And now the mute house dull and drear, From blinded eyes, stares blank and white; And amid dust and glaring light, The black lines slowly disappear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER TU FU (THEY SAY YOU'RE STAYING IN A MOUNTAIN TEMPLE) by MARVIN BELL PLACE FOR A THIRD by ROBERT FROST DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 4. THE LOTTERY GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON FRANCIS II, KING OF NAPLES; SONNET by AMY LOWELL HEMLOCK AND CEDAR by CARL SANDBURG |