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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REAPERS, by JEAN TOOMER Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Black reapers with the sound of steel on stones
Subject(s): Harvest; Mowing & Mowers; Rats; Seasons; Lawn Mowers
First Line: Black reapers with the sound of steel on stones
Subject(s): Harvest; Mowing & Mowers; Rats; Seasons; Lawn Mowers
Black reapers with the sound of steel on stones
Are sharpening scythes. I see them place the hones
In their hip-pockets as a thing that's done,
And start their silent swinging, one by one.
Black horses drive a mower through the weeds,
And there, a field rat, startled, squealing bleeds.
His belly close to ground. I see the blade,
Blood-stained, continue cutting weeds and shade.
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