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HARVEST SONG by RICHARD DEHMEL

First Line: A FIELD OF GOLDEN WHEAT THERE GROWS
Last Line: GRIND, O MILL, KEEP GRINDING!
Subject(s): FIELDS; HARVEST; RAIN; PASTURES; MEADOWS; LEAS;

A FIELD of golden wheat there grows,
Even to the world's end it goes.
Grind, O mill, keep grinding!

The wind falters in all the land,
The mills on the horizon stand.
Grind, O mill, keep grinding!

The evening sky turns somber red;
Many poor people cry for bread.
Grind, O mill, keep grinding!

The night's womb holds a storm within;
To-morrow shall the task begin.
Grind, O mill, keep grinding!

The storm shall sweep the fields of earth
Until no man cries out for dearth!
Grind, O mill, keep grinding!



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