In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup
And talk of the old country--mud and boards,
Poverty,
The snow falling down and necks of lovers.


Collected poems (ed. Paragon House Publishers, 1988)

Louis Simpson Quotes

In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of...

In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of...

In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of...

In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of...