The Browns are coming back to town; The Greens are moving away. 'Twill make a striking difference In our neighborhood, they say; For the Greens are jolly, cheery folk, The Browns are rather sad, A dull and sombre family, While the Greens are always glad. I'm very fond of all the Greens, From little Greens to big; I like to see them dancing by As merry as a grig. And yet I think I'm going to like The Browns's sober style; After the riot of the Greens 'Twill rest us for a while. And I've a notion that some week Of windy, frosty nights, The Browns in turn will go away, And in will move the Whites! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLACK MONKEY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD BRUTUS LIVES AGAIN IN BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMESDAY BOOK: ALMA BELL TO THE CORONER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE BOTTLES AND THE WINE by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA LOVELY CHANCE by SARA TEASDALE |