Houses and Home
In one brief moment,
One fleeting spell,
I spoke too quickly
To do me well
My words, so hollow,
Then held weight
And thrust upon me
A heavier fate
My beloved Houses and Home
Upon Capital Hill
Has cast me in a shadow
No light can fill
And my Guardian, my Keeper
Sees me not
For I am nothing but of
Common lot
And they, his Protectors,
Make me guilty
Of a crime spoken out
So ever weakly
My beloved Houses and Home,
I shall never see thee
My shining Beacons and Statues,
We shall never meet
My Starry Night and Stripes
Was never so empty