Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONG OF THE RAIN, by AUGUSTE GAUD


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THE SONG OF THE RAIN, by                    
First Line: I have drunk of rains that drench
Last Line: They weep aloud.
Subject(s): Grief; Love; Sorrow; Sadness


I HAVE drunk of rains that drench
The holly-boughs' dark blind.
I love a comely wench
Whose eyes are kind.

I have drunk of dews that drown
The heart of lilies frail.
The bridal bliss hath flown:
O curlews wail!

I have drunk of rills that go
Glad-singing thro' the grass.
Farewell gold hair, and O!
Farewell my lass!

Within my vines' own leaves
I have drunk the sun's red blood.
My heart no longer grieves:
Ah, sleep is good!

All Life and Love's a snare.
I have drunk the drops of cloud
Beneath the turret where
They weep aloud.





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