Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SIGNET, by ELIZABETH STANTON HARDY


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THE SIGNET, by                    
First Line: Within four walls that hold
Last Line: Once upon a time.
Subject(s): Rooms; Time


Within four walls that hold
A cubicle of space,
There is personality
Vivid as a face.

For rooms have a custom
Immutable and sure,
Of wresting from those within
Their lasting signature;

It clings, that wraith of substance
Permanent as air, --
We feel the hidden impact
Of living atmosphere.

As one room still knows hunger,
Another quite replete
Basks before hearth ancestors
To warm complacent feet.

But some rooms ring a carillon,
Singing like a chime,
Where love left her autograph,
Once upon a time.





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