Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GRASS, by EMMA LEE GLENN


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THE GRASS, by                    
First Line: So patiently throughout the day and night
Last Line: It covers all the mound with emerald dress.
Subject(s): Grass


So patiently throughout the day and night,
So unobstrusive to our step and sight,
With little clawlike hands, tenacious feet,
It creeps along the edges of the street.

And where the feet of little children play
The grass keeps slowly growing day by day,
Surrounding everywhere man's fixed abode;
It sometimes tries to cross the dusty road.

And when it comes to some fresh mound, alas --
It gently murmurs, "It is I, the grass,"
And soon with noiseless feet and soft caress,
It covers all the mound with emerald dress.





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