Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HAILSTORM IN MAY, by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS



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First Line: Strike, churl; hurl, cheerless wind, then; heltering hail
Last Line: Bid joy back, have at the harvest, keep hope pale.
Subject(s): Spring; Storms


STRIKE, churl; hurl, cheerless wind, then; heltering hail
May's beauty massacre and wisped wild clouds grow
Out on the giant air; tell Summer No,
Bid joy back, have at the harvest, keep Hope pale.







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