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Flat Suburbs, S.W., In The Morning

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The new red houses spring like plants         In level rows     Of reddish herbage that bristles and slants         Its square shadows.     The pink young houses show one side bright         Flatly assuming the sun,     And one side shadow, half in sight,         Half-hiding the pavement-run;     Where hastening creatures pass intent         On their level way,     Threading like ants that can never relent         And have nothing to say.     Bare stems of street-lamps stiffly stand         At random, desolate twigs,     To testify to a blight on the land         That has stripped their sprigs.

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This evocative piece by D. H. Lawrence (David Herbert Richards), titled "Flat Suburbs, S.W., In The Morning", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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