Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MILLS OF DESTINY, by EVA K. ANGLESBURG



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MILLS OF DESTINY, by                    
First Line: In all the granaries throughout the land
Last Line: By which the prairie winnows out its own.
Subject(s): Mills & Millers


In all the granaries throughout the land
The fanning mills chirr softly, sifting grain,
Cleaning the seed to make a rugged stand;
So Fate is doing here on this broad plain.

In lands beyond the sea her sieves are swords
But here a giant mill, whose sieves are storm
And drouth and scorching winds and insect hordes,
Has had the task of winnowing to perform.

A new age dawns, a stern demanding age
Requiring men and nations which are strong.
By war and pestilence and Nature's rage,
Fate has been choosing those who shall belong.

Close are the meshes as bleak years have shown,
By which the prairie winnows out its own.





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