Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANNE-ALONE, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY Poet's Biography First Line: Anne-alone has a house Last Line: And that's all about it! Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
ANNE-ALONE has a house Without any garden Squirrels hide their nuts there With never a "Pardon!" None ever call At Anne-alone's house, Those who come stay, Even the field mouse! There's plenty of room For, with the door wide, No one can tell Outside from inside You can sit on the roof All the birds do it They fly all around And they fly right through it. Anne-alone doesn't mind, She likes their chatter. Whenever a guest leaves He goes away fatter But, should a boy come, Somebody warns her, And the house isn't there But around the corner! Of course you can guess What Anne-alone's house is? And, if you should watch As still as a mouse is, One day you may see Anne-alonebut I doubt it, She doesn't like boys And that's all about it! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A CHRISTMAS CHILD by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY |
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