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TREES AND WAVES by AL-ISRA'ILI

First Line: ELMS IN THE MEADOW SPRINGING
Last Line: AND CRY, 'TO BATTLE!'

Elms in the meadow springing,
Silken pennants swinging
On tawny lances;
The river dances...

Ripple of mail rises
To war; no surprise is
The elms stand steady,
Line of combat ready.

Wave on wave surging,
To the ramparts verging;
The bent elms prattle
And cry, 'To battle!'



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