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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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