Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RAINFALL, by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: From out the west, where darkling storm-clouds float Last Line: The loud, crisp whiteness of the nearing rain. Alternate Author Name(s): Tekahionwake Subject(s): Rain; Weather | ||||||||
FROM out the west, where darkling storm-clouds float, The 'waking wind pipes soft its rising note. From out the west, o'erhung with fringes grey, The wind preludes with sighs its roundelay, Then blowing, singing, piping, laughing loud, It scurries on before the grey storm-cloud; Across the hollow and along the hill It whips and whirls among the maples, till With bough upbent, and green of leaves blown wide, The silver shines upon their underside. A gusty freshening of humid air, With showers laden, and with fragrance rare; And now a little sprinkle, with a dash Of great cool drops that fall with sudden splash; Then over field and hollow, grass and grain, The loud, crisp whiteness of the nearing rain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD HOW TO FORETELL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER by TED KOOSER LEAVING BUFFALO by CHARLES MARTIN WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES TO WARM, THE BOYS DRIVE SHIRTLESS by MARY JO BANG THE LIFE OF TOWNS: ONE-MAN TOWN by ANNE CARSON POWER FAILURE by MADELINE DEFREES THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE FRAGMENTS WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELING...A MIDWESTERN HEAT WAVE by JAMES GALVIN A CRY FROM AN INDIAN WIFE by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON |
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