As we pass Houses musing slow
If they be occupied
So minds pass minds
If they be occupied
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I know some lonely Houses off the Road
A Robber'd like the look of —
Wooden barred,
And Windows hanging low,
Inviting to —
A Portico,
Where two could creep —
One — hand the Tools —
The other peep —
To make sure All's Asleep —
Old fashioned eyes —
...Sweet — safe — Houses —
Glad — gay — Houses —
Sealed so stately tight —
Lids of Steel — on Lids of Marble —
Locking Bare feet out —
Brooks of Plush — in Banks of Satin
Not so softly fall
As the laughter — and the whisper —
From their People Pearl —
No Bald...