Portrait by a Neighbor
Before she has her floor swept Or her dishes done, Any day you'll find her A-sunning in the sun!
It's long after midnight Her key's in the lock, And you never see her chimney smoke Till past ten o'clock!
She digs in her garden With a shovel and a spoon, She weeds her lazy lettuce By the light of the moon,
She walks up the walk Like a woman in a dream, She forgets she borrowed butter And pays you back cream!
Her lawn looks like a meadow, And if she mows the place She leaves the clover standing And the Queen Anne's lace!
Edna St. Vincent Millay