“In the Next Yard" by Helen Hoyt

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend April 29, 2017   In the Next Yard   Helen Hoyt

O yes, you are very cunning, I can see that: Out there in the snow with your red cart And your wooly grey coat And those ridiculous Little grey leggings! Like a rabbit, A demure brownie. O yes, you are cunning; But do not think you will escape your father and mother And what your brothers are! I know the pattern. It will surely have you— For all these elfish times in the snow— As commonplace as the others, Little grey rabbit.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "In the Next Yard" was published in Volume 2, Number 4 of The Seven Arts in August 1917.   Helen Hoyt was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1887. Her collections of poetry include The Name of a Rose (Helen Gentry, 1931) and Poems of Amis (R. J. Hoffman, 1946). She died in 1972. Poetry by Hoyt   The Name of a Rose (Helen Gentry, 1931) "Evening Concert, Sainte-Chapelle" by John Updike "A Visit to the Asylum" by Edna St. Vincent Millay "Earthy Anecdotes" by Wallace Stevens Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038