Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THROUGH THE BEARDED BARLEY, by O. R. HOWARD THOMSON


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THROUGH THE BEARDED BARLEY, by                    
First Line: Through the bearded barley where summer winds / were blowing
Last Line: And the elm-tree's shadow ever farther stealing.
Subject(s): Nature


Through the bearded barley where summer winds were blowing;
Full knee-deep in clover, breast-high in the wheat;
Laughing at Jack-rabbits that scuttled by their feet
Where the scarlet poppies made so brave a showing:
Under shady willows, by a broad stream flowing,
Home of trout and grayling rising after flies;
Looking towards the moorland where the sunlight dies,
Dies, but in the flushed-clouds lingers in its going.
Words came very seldom, though their hearts were beating
To the ancient love-song Nature sings so well;
Shoulder close to shoulder, heedless of the fleeting
Of the magic moments born of twilight's spell:
On they walked together, while the rooks were wheeling.
And the elm-tree's shadow ever farther stealing.





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