Mr. Allen — Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Portrait by a Neighbor”

Before she has her floor swept          Or her dishes done, Any day you'll find her          A-sunning in the sun! It's long after midnight          Her key's in the lock, And you never see her chimney smoke          Till past ten o'clock! She digs in her garden          With a shovel and a spoon, She weeds her lazy lettuce          By the light of the moon, She walks up the walk          Like a woman in a dream, She forgets she borrowed butter          And pays you back cream! Her lawn looks like a meadow,          And if she mows the place She leaves the clover standing          And the Queen Anne's lace!