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                         Main Street and Other Poems 



Main Street and Other 

                         Poems 



                         by Joyce Kilmer 



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                                 Main Street 



     ��For S。 M。 L。�� 



     I like to look at the blossomy track of the moon upon the sea�察�But it 

isn't half so fine a sight as Main Street used to be When it all was covered 

over with a couple of feet of snow�察�And over the crisp and radiant road the 

ringing sleighs would go。 

    Now�察�Main Street bordered with autumn leaves�察�it was a pleasant thing�察�

And its gutters were gay with dandelions early in the Spring�察�I like to think 

of it white with frost or dusty in the heat�察�Because I think it is humaner 

than any other street。 

    A  city   street   that   is   busy   and   wide   is   ground   by   a   thousand   wheels�察�

And a burden of traffic on its breast is all it ever feels�此�It is dully conscious 

of weight and speed and of work that never ends�察�But it cannot be human 

like Main Street�察�and recognise its friends。 

     There were only about a hundred teams on Main Street in a day�察�And 

twenty or thirty people�察�I guess�察�and some children out to play。 And there 

wasn't   a   wagon   or   buggy�察  �or   a   man   or   a   girl   or   a   boy That   Main   Street 

didn't remember�察�and somehow seem to enjoy。 

     The   truck   and   the   motor   and   trolley  car   and   the   elevated   train   They 

make the weary city street reverberate with pain�此�But there is yet an echo 

left deep down within my heart Of the music the Main Street cobblestones 

made beneath a butcher's cart。 

     God be thanked for the Milky Way that runs across the sky�察�That's the 

path that my feet would tread whenever I have to die。 Some folks call it a 

Silver Sword�察�and some a Pearly Crown�察�But the only thing I think it is�察�is 

Main Street�察�Heaventown。 



                                        Roofs 



     ��For Amelia Josephine Burr�� 



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     The road is wide and the stars are out             and the breath of the night is 

sweet�察�And this is the time when wanderlust should seize upon my  feet。 

But I'm glad to turn from the open road and the starlight on my face�察�And 

to leave the splendour of out´of´doors for a human dwelling place。 

     I   never   have   seen   a   vagabond   who   really   liked   to   roam All   up   and 

down the streets of the world and not to have a home�此�The tramp who slept 

in your barn last night and left at break of day Will wander only until he 

finds another place to stay。 

     A gypsy´man will sleep in his cart with canvas overhead�察�Or else he'll 

go into his tent when it is time for bed。 He'll sit on the grass and take his 

ease so long as the sun is high�察�But when it is dark he wants a roof to keep 

away the sky。 

     If   you   call   a   gypsy   a   vagabond�察  �I   think   you   do   him   wrong�察  �For   he 

never goes a´travelling but he takes his home along。 And the only reason a 

road is good�察�as every wanderer knows�察�Is just because of the homes�察�the 

homes�察�the homes to which it goes。 

     They say that life is a highway and its milestones are the years�察�And 

now and then there's a toll´gate where you buy your way with tears。 It's a 

rough road and a steep road and it stretches broad and far�察�But at last it 

leads to a golden Town where golden Houses are。 



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                The Snowman in the Yard 



     ��For Thomas Augustine Daly�� 



     The Judge's house has a splendid porch�察�with pillars and steps of stone�察�

And   the   Judge   has   a   lovely   flowering   hedge   that   came   from   across   the 

seas�察�In the Hales' garage you could put my house and everything I own�察�

And the Hales have a lawn like an emerald and a row of poplar trees。 

    Now I have only a little house�察�and only a little lot�察          �And only a few 

square yards of lawn�察�with dandelions starred�察�But when Winter comes�察�I 

have something there          that the Judge and the Hales have not�察          �And it's 

better worth having than all their wealth             it's a snowman in the yard。 

     The Judge's money brings architects to make his mansion fair�察                �The 

Hales have seven gardeners to make their roses grow�察�The Judge can get 

his trees from Spain and France and everywhere�察              �And raise his orchids 

under glass in the midst of all the snow。 

    But   I   have   something   no   architect   or   gardener   ever   made�察�A  thing 

that is shaped by the busy touch of little mittened hands�此�And the Judge 

would give up his lonely estate�察�where the level snow is laid             For the tiny 

house with the trampled yard�察           �the yard where the snowman stands。 

     They say that after Adam and Eve were driven away in tears                 To toil 

and suffer their life´time through�察          �because of the sin they sinned�察�The 

Lord   made   Winter   to   punish   them   for   half   their   exiled   years�察�To   chill 

their blood with the snow�察�and pierce            their flesh with the icy wind。 

    But we who inherit the primal curse�察�and labour for our bread�察               �Have 

yet�察  �thank   God�察  �the   gift   of   Home�察  �though   Eden's   gate   is   barred�此  �And 

through the Winter's crystal veil�察�Love's roses blossom red�察            �For him who 

lives in a house that has a snowman in the yard。 



                           A Blue Valentine 



     ��For Aline�� 



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     Monsignore�察           �Right     Reverend     Bishop     Valentinus�察   �Sometime      of 

Interamna�察�which is called Ferni�察�Now of the delightful Court of Heaven�察�I 

respectfully salute you�察�I genuflect And I kiss your episcopal ring。 

     It is not�察�Monsignore�察�The fragrant memory of your holy life�察�Nor that 

of your shining and joyous martyrdom�察�Which causes me now to address 

you。     But   since    this  is  your    august    festival�察  �Monsignore�察      �It  seems 

appropriate to me to state According to a venerable and agreeable custom�察�

That I love a beautiful lady。 Her eyes�察�Monsignore�察�Are so blue that they 

put lovely little blue reflections On everything that she looks at�察�Such as a 

wall   Or   the   moon   Or   my   heart。   It   is   like   the   light   coming   through   blue 

stained glass�察�Yet not quite like it�察�For the blueness is not transparent�察�Only 

translucent。 Her soul's light shines through�察�But her soul cannot be seen。 It 

is something elusive�察�whimsical�察�tender�察�wanton�察�infantile�察�wise And noble。 

She     wears�察  �Monsignore�察     �a  blue   garment�察    �Made     in  the  manner     of  the 

Japanese。 It is very blue  I think that her eyes have made it more blue�察�

Sweetly   staining   it As   the   pressure   of   her   body   has   graciously   given   it 

form。 Loving her�察�Monsignore�察�I love all her attributes�察�But I believe That 

even if I did not love her I would love the blueness of her eyes�察�And her 

blue garment�察�made in the manner of the Japanese。 

     Monsignore�察  �I   have   never   before   troubled   you   with   a   request。   The 

saints whose ears I chiefly worry with my pleas                  are the most exquisite 

and   maternal   Brigid�察  �Gallant   Saint   Stephen�察  �who   puts   fire   in   my   blood�察�

And     your    brother   bishop�察   �my    patron�察  �The    generous    and    jovial  Saint 

Nicholas of Bari。 But�察�of your courtesy�察�Monsignore�察�Do me this favour�此�

When you this morning make your way To the Ivory Throne that bursts 

into bloom with roses           because of her who sits upon it�察�When you come 

to pay your devoir to Our Lady�察�I beg you�察�say to her�此 �Madame�察�a poor 

poet�察�one of your singing servants yet on earth�察�Has asked me to say that at 

this moment he is especially grateful to you For wearing a blue gown。; 



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                                        Houses 



     ��For Aline�� 



     When   you   shall   die   and   to   the   sky   Serenely�察  �delicately   go�察  �Saint 

Peter�察�when he sees you there�察          �Will clash his keys and say�此 �Now talk to 

her�察  �Sir   Christopher�     �And   hurry�察  �Michelangelo�   �She   wants   to   play   at 

building�察    �And you've got to help her play� ─�

     Every   architect   will   help   erect   A  palace   on   a   lawn   of   cloud�察  �With 

rainbow   beams   and   a   sunset   roof�察    �And   a   level   star´tiled   floor�察�And   at 

your will you may use the skill           Of this gay angelic crowd�察�When a house 

is made you will throw it down�察          �And they'll build you twenty more。 

     For   Christopher   Wren   and   these   other   men       Who   used   to   build   on 

earth   Will   love   to   go   to   work   again If   they   may   work   for   you。   ;This 

porch�察─�you'll say�察 �should go this way� ─            �And they'll work for all they're 

worth�察  �And   they'll   come   to   your   palace   every   morning�察      �And   ask   you 

what to do。 

     And   when   night   comes   down   on   Heaven´town            ��If   there   should   be 

night up there�� You will choose the house you like the best                     Of all that 

you can see�此�And its walls will glow as you drowsily go                    To the bed up 

the golden stair�察�And I hope you'll be gentle enough to keep                    A room in
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