Margaret Atwood House Poems
- 1. The Moment
The moment when, after many years
of hard work and a long voyage
you stand in the centre of your room,
house, half-acre, square mile, island, country,
... - 2. This Is A Photograph Of Me
It was taken some time ago
At first it seems to be
a smeared
print: blurred lines and grey flecks
... - 3. Morning In The Burned House
In the burned house I am eating breakfast.
You understand: there is no house, there is no breakfast,
yet here I am.
... - 4. A Visit
Gone are the days
when you could walk on water.
When you could walk.
... - 5. Habitation
Marriage is not
a house or even a tent
it is before that, and colder:
... - 6. The Landlady
This is the lair of the landlady
She is
a raw voice
... - 7. In The Secular Night
In the secular night you wander around
alone in your house. It's two-thirty.
Everyone has deserted you,
or this is your story;
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