The Pear Tree

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An illustration for the story The Pear Tree by the author Edna St. Vincent Millay
Anna Ancher, Pear Tree in Front Yard
An illustration for the story The Pear Tree by the author Edna St. Vincent Millay
Anna Ancher, Pear Tree in Front Yard
An illustration for the story The Pear Tree by the author Edna St. Vincent Millay
In this squalid, dirty dooryard,
Where the chickens scratch and run,
White, incredible, the pear tree
Stands apart and takes the sun,
Mindful of the eyes upon it,
Vain of its new holiness,
Like the waste-man’s little daughter
In her first communion dress.

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