“You say you went back there? How did it look?
They’ve planted peach trees, as we wanted to,
Outside the kitchen window, dammed the brook,
And screened the porch? I wonder how they knew
To do all that! We talked about it so
And planned just how to fix things when we could
I guess he almost couldn’t help but know
From living in the house. Well, well, that’s good.
It’s nice to know they’ve realized all our wishes.
I know that woman does her housework well
Looking at peach blooms while she dries the dishes.
I only hope they never have to sell.
Go look at it myself? Well, no. Somehow
I couldn’t say good-bye again—not now.
–From Because It’s Here (written in 1949)