Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RAINY NIGHT, by E. FLEMING HOTT


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First Line: Black of night; soft-dripping rain
Last Line: Alone, in darkness, my heart grieves.
Subject(s): Melancholy; Mourning; Rain; Tears; Water; Dejection; Bereavement


Black of night; soft-dripping rain;
Lonely echo of a passing train;
Fresh, sweet incense from the drenched plain.
The wind, through tossing, fretting leaves,
A murmuring tale of sorrow weaves.
Alone in darkness, my heart grieves.

The moon has hid her silver smile.
She's missing you.
The cricket's voice is hushed the while
With tears, for you.
Across the heavens, rain clouds file
In stormy, melancholy style,
Tempting my tears with mournful guile.

Lost is e'en my saddest smile.
I'm missing you.
I live, benumbed with pain the while,
In tears, for you.
Across my heart sad visions file
In solemn, melancholy style,
Bruising my heart with mournful guile.

Black of night; soft-dripping rain;
Lonely echo of a passing train;
Fresh, sweet incense from the drenched plain.
The wind calls through the tossing leaves,
Your name in chant of sorrow weaves.
Alone, in darkness, my heart grieves.





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