Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RAIN, by KENNETH SLADE ALLING First Line: I never knew how words were vain Last Line: Of this great lyrist, earth. Subject(s): Rain | ||||||||
I never knew how words were vain Until I strove to say The thoughts that fell like the grey rain Upon my heart today. The April rain falls on the earth, That waits a while for words, And then becomes articulate In buds and bees and birds. The thoughts that rain upon my heart Bring nothing fair to birth; Oh God, I kneel before the art, Of this great lyrist, earth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DISTANT RAINFALL by ROBINSON JEFFERS CHAMBER MUSIC: 32 by JAMES JOYCE HEAVY SUMMER RAIN by JANE KENYON CROWD CORRALLING by MARGARET AVISON THE RAIN-POOL by KARLE WILSON BAKER ON THE GREAT ATLANTIC RAINWAY by KENNETH KOCH A PRESENCE by KENNETH SLADE ALLING |
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