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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER RAIN, by ANYA PETRUNKEVITCH
First Line: How good to see once thirsty soil replete
Last Line: The hope of harvest plenty ... Work well done.
Subject(s): Rain; Sonnet (as Literary Form)
First Line: How good to see once thirsty soil replete
Last Line: The hope of harvest plenty ... Work well done.
Subject(s): Rain; Sonnet (as Literary Form)
How good to see once thirsty soil replete
And strengthened by the recreating rain;
The withered grass stand tall and straight again,
No longer twisted by destroying heat.
To smell the rain-splashed earth, as pungent, sweet
And heady as a glass of old champagne.
How good to hear, when storm is past, refrain
Of joyous birds; and hear the rhythmic beat
Of moisture dripping from each freshened leaf.
How good to see the sky once more appear
Between dispersing clouds. To feel the sun ...
But better still, this respite, even brief
Although it be, from burning drouth, brings near
The hope of harvest plenty ... work well done.
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