In the Eden I'd like to build There's a wealth of library nooks; There are thousands of shelves and all of them filled With an orderly orgy of books. And lest the dear number appall Even one most bookishly willed, There's wideness of leisure to read them all In the Eden I'd like to build. In the Eden I'm wanting to make There's a woman loving and fair. The world is aglow for her beautiful sake, Her presence blesses the air. Yet often there comes to me This thought like a hissing snake: Will the books and the woman perchance agree In the Eden I'm wanting to make? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONATA IN PATHOS by CONRAD AIKEN REGARDING CHAINSAWS by HAYDEN CARRUTH SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JACOB GODBEY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOHN CABANIS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: PENNIWIT, THE ARTIST by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |