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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COMING OF THE SNOW, by MARION L. BERTRAND First Line: At yestere'en the world was dull and bare Last Line: We had not been such fretful, restless men. Subject(s): Earth; Silence; World | |||
At yestere'en the world was dull and bare, Across the brown fields, looking out to sea, The loitering grass-stalks, moving fitfully, Reminders were of serried ranks of care. The very noises of the highway jarred With seeming consciousness the aching heart, And souls twin-born, instinctively apart Did move nor deemed the passing hour ill-starred. Today a silent peacemaker is here, Whose graceful touch the world has garmented, And brambles from their lowly, wayside bed Are risen and in outlines new appear, And sounds are hushed that vexed so sadly then, Half-softened -- half-subdued -- half-lost It may be had we known the cost We had not been such fretful, restless men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS GEOMETAPHYSICS by MARGARET AVISON NIAGARA by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN I SEE CHILE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR by AGHA SHAHID ALI WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL THE EARTH IS A LIVING THING by LUCILLE CLIFTON COMPENSATION by MARION L. BERTRAND |
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