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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RAIN SONG, by JAY G. SIGMUND Poet's Biography
First Line: The plover pauses in his search
Last Line: All loveliness away!
Subject(s): Rain
First Line: The plover pauses in his search
Last Line: All loveliness away!
Subject(s): Rain
The plover pauses in his search
For mollusks in the stream:
And, nodding from his stilted height,
Sends forth a frightened scream.
Wee night-hawks veering through the mist,
Indulge in croakings deep:
While herons on the pebbly bar
Their solemn vigils keep.
The woodland's feathered choir is hushed . . .
No note from all the throng:
But with the passing of the rain
Will come new feasts of song.
Aye, sweeter will that music ring,
Because for one brief day
The Storm God in his fury snatched
All loveliness away!
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