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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUMMER LIGHT, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON Poet's Biography
First Line: All through the long day the hawk calls shrill
Last Line: Deep in summer light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs.
Subject(s): Summer; Sun
First Line: All through the long day the hawk calls shrill
Last Line: Deep in summer light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs.
Subject(s): Summer; Sun
ALL through the long day the hawk calls shrill,
Poised at his far height with broad wings still,
Seeing what the sun sees—
Spread of hill and field,
Tangled light in tall trees,
Smooth the pool's shield.
All down a long way cool willows bend,
Making woven shadows to the field's far end,
Turning where the stream turns
Through meadows to the south,
Where the haze of summer burns
Across the river-mouth.
Small men are making hay. One shouts a song.
Forking up the browned grass, trailing and long,
Far in the field they stand;
Swallows take their flight
Dark against the yellow land—
Deep in summer light.
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