Nature
The Pear Tree
From Modern American Poetry (1921)
Nature
In this squalid, dirty dooryard,
Where the chickens scratch and run,
White, incredible, the pear tree
Stands apart and takes the sun,
Mindful of the eyes upon it,
Vain of its new holiness,
Like the waste-man’s little daughter
In her first communion dress.
Cite this poem
MLA
Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “The Pear Tree.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/87/.
Chicago
Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “The Pear Tree.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/87/.
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