PART II - THE POOR HOUSE

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THE POOR HOUSE

HOPE went by and Peace went by
And would not enter in;
Youth went by and Health went by
And Love that is their kin.

Those within the house shed tears
On their bitter bread;
Some were old and some were mad,
And some were sick a-bed.

Gray Death saw the wretched house
And even he passed by--
"They have never lived," he said,
"They can wait to die."

Content of PART II: THE POOR HOUSE [Sara Teasdale's poem collection: Rivers to the Sea]

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