Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, STILLNESS, by J. C. M.


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STILLNESS, by                    
First Line: Far in recesses of the forest eld
Last Line: As dives' was -- of course I paid too much!
Subject(s): Silence


Far in recesses of the forest eld,
Where silence grows and trees are never felled,
I chanced to wander when the sun had set
And shrubs and grass with first faint dew were wet.
I heard a sound, a sigh it seemed, a moan,
The passing of a soul unshriven, lone --
I heard, and ventured forward, trembling, till --
Upon my vision burst a modern still!
* * * * * * * *
I bought a gallon, for my thirst was such
As Dives' was -- of course I paid too much!





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