Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON THE BANKS OF THE SUMIDA, by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER


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First Line: Windy evening of autumn
Last Line: Is dulled beneath the grey unquiet sky.
Subject(s): Japan; Japanese


Windy evening of autumn,
By the grey-green swirling river,
People are resting like still boats
Tugging uneasily at their cramped chains.

Some are moving slowly
Like the easy winds:

Brown-blue, dull-green, the villages in the distance
Sleep on the banks of the river:
The waters sullenly clash and murmur.
The chatter of the passersby,
Is dulled beneath the grey unquiet sky.





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