PORTRAIT BY A NEIGHBORBy Edna St.

Vincent MillayBefore she has her floor sweptOr her dishes done,Any day you’ll find herA-sunning in the sun!

It’s long after midnightHer key’s in the lock,And you never see her chimney smokeTill past ten o’clock!

She digs in her gardenWith a shovel and a spoon,She weeds her lazy lettuceBy the light of the moon,She walks up the walkLike a woman in a dream,She forgets she borrowed butterAnd pays you back cream!

Her lawn looks like a meadow,And if she mows the placeShe leaves the clover standingAnd the Queen Anne’s lace!

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