Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SPRING SONG, by PEARL HOGREFE


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SPRING SONG, by                    
First Line: At dawn I sniff a crisp but friendly air
Last Line: Until its eyes are dying in dusky night.
Subject(s): Spring


At dawn I sniff a crisp but friendly air.
By noon the earth is breathing mellow warmth
For swelling buds. In work outside at evening,
Raking soggy leaves, I find earthworms
And wriggle with them in gentle, mindless motion.
Kindling a fire, I lift old roots that leaves
May catch the flame. A pungent smoke is blending
With frosty air and moisture of waking mould.

Again I know old happiness of earth
Beyond all reason. Sleepy songs of birds
Are dying away to a single note -- and silence.
Leafless poplars, turning warm, rich brown,
Rise sharp against the mellow glow of sky.
One star appears. I linger, stir the fire
To flame, and breathe again its fragrant smoke --
Until its eyes are dying in dusky night.





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