Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CITY RAIN, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON Poet's Biography First Line: The skies are etched with traceries of grey Last Line: Dashing its living wonder in our eyes. Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs. Subject(s): Clouds; Rain; Water | ||||||||
THE skies are etched with traceries of grey; Gusts of white rain blow down between the walls; With silver heaviness the torrent falls From leads and gutters, shattering into spray And hissing on the pavement. Oh, that clean Harsh rain like this could break the stone-work in, Crumple the city's towers, and begin To wake from hidden earth its meed of green! We are built on rock, and like the rock we rise, Sterile, defiant, when the spring rains come; So hard of heart our stoniness resounds With echoes of the storm, though we are dumb. On our dead strength the splendor beats and pounds, Dashing its living wonder in our eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STARS WHICH SEE, STARS WHICH DO NOT SEE by MARVIN BELL WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL WATER, WINTER, FIRE by MARVIN BELL A SONG IN SEPTEMBER by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON |
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