Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LITTLE RAIN, by TU FU


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First Line: Oh! She is good, the little rain! And well she knows our need
Last Line: In the garden of the king.
Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu


Oh! she is good, the little rain! and well she knows our need
Who cometh in the time of spring to aid the sun-drawn seed;
She wanders with a friendly wind through silent nights unseen,
The furrows feel her happy tears, and lo! the land is green.

Last night cloud-shadows gloomed the path that winds to my abode,
And the torches of the river-boats like angry meteors glowed.
To-day fresh colours break the soil, and butterflies take wing
Down broidered lawns all bright with pearls
in the garden of the King.








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