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!