These are the third and fourth lines from a poem by Joyce Kilmer that I've always thought strangely beautiful.
I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute
And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it.
You can find the rest of the poem here:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-house-with-nobody-in-it/
Just had to send it to you DD. Night all