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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES TO A PUMPING ENGINE FOR A RELIGIOUS HOUSE: 2. NEW STYLE, by FLORENCE CONVERSE First Line: The little grassy hollow is sunny Last Line: So-called. Subject(s): Religion; Water Supply; Wellesley College; Theology; Dams; Reservoirs; Water Mains | |||
THE little grassy hollow is sunny. The grass is wet and oozy and bright green. Do not forget your rubbers. There is a spring in the sunny hollow; And there are mosquitoes. The Community Has built a little cabin Over the spring in the hollow. The pumping engine Lives in the little cabin. It looks easy, But it takes a man to run it. The motive power is gasoline And possibly God -- So-called. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WATER TOWER AT WALDO by DAISY MARITA BISHOP LINES TO A PUMPING ENGINE FOR A RELIGIOUS HOUSE: 1. OLD STYLE by FLORENCE CONVERSE THE FOUNTAINS OF ASHOKAN by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON THE BALLAD OF THE LONG DAM by PATRICK MACGILL LINES TO A PUMPING ENGINE FOR A RELIGIOUS HOUSE: 1. OLD STYLE by FLORENCE CONVERSE THE HAPPY SWAN by FLORENCE CONVERSE ANDREA DEL SARTO (CALLED THE FAULTLESS PAINTER) by ROBERT BROWNING ULTIMA VERITAS by WASHINGTON GLADDEN THE SHADED WATER by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS |
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