Death & Dying
Open House
From The Singing Leaves (1903)
Death & Dying
My home is not so great;
But open heart I keep.
The sorrows come to me,
That they may sleep.
The little bread I have
I share, and gladly pray
To-morrow may give more,
To give away.
Yes, in the dark sometimes
The childish fear will haunt:
How long, how long, before
I die of want?
But all the bread I have,
I share, and ever say,
To-morrow shall bring more
To give away.
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MLA
Peabody, Josephine Preston. “Open House.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/76/.
Chicago
Peabody, Josephine Preston. “Open House.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/76/.
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