Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE HOUSE, by EDITH DALEY First Line: I want a humble little house Last Line: "a friend of mine lives here!" Subject(s): Houses | ||||||||
I want a humble little house Whose shingled roof is low; A house with threshold worn quite thin By feet that come and go. I want wide windows that will glow With welcome wreathed about, That all who suffer may come in, And, comforted, go out. Hospitable my house must be; And, though the rooms are small, Its heart-of-home will somehow hold Enough of room for all. I want my lowly house to have Comradely atmosphere, That poverty or pain may say: "A friend of mine lives here!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO-RIVER LEDGER by KHALED MATTAWA SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 3 by CONRAD AIKEN FOR THE REBUILDING OF A HOUSE by WENDELL BERRY JERONIMO'S HOUSE by ELIZABETH BISHOP MENDING THE ADOBE by HAYDEN CARRUTH MY HUT; AFTER TRAN QUANG KHAI by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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