Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DREAM HOUSE, by CATHERINE PARMENTER NEWELL


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DREAM HOUSE, by                    
First Line: Let there be within these phantom walls
Last Line: All of life and love my house shall know!
Subject(s): Home


Let there be within these phantom walls
Beauty where the hearth fire's shadow falls. . .
Quiet pictures -- books -- and welcoming chairs. . .
Music that the very silence shares. . .
Kitchen windows curtained blue and white. . .
Shelves and cupboards built for my delight. . .
Little things that lure and beckon me
With their tranquil joy! And let there be
Lilt of laughter -- swift-forgotten tears
Woven through the fabric of the years. . .
Strength to guard me -- eyes to answer mine,
Mutely clear. And though without may shine
Stars of dawn or sunset's wistful glow --
All of life and love my house shall know!





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