Miss Mary Fairfax

Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)



Every day Miss Mary goes her rounds,
Through the splendid house and through the grounds,
Looking if the kitchen table's white,
Seeing if the great big fire's alight,
Finding specks on shining pans and pots,
Never praising much, but scolding lots.
If the table's white, she does not see
Roughened hands that once were ivory.
It is fires, not cheeks, that ought to glow;
And if eyes are dim, she doesn't know.
Poor Miss Mary! Poor for all she owns,
Since the things she loves are stocks and stones.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEEFF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 504
Words 91
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Lesbia Harford

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