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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RESIDUE, by HARRIET SEYMOUR POPOWSKI
First Line: The fragrance of the rain today
Last Line: That friend alone has stirred.
Subject(s): Friendship; Longing; Nature; Nostalgia
First Line: The fragrance of the rain today
Last Line: That friend alone has stirred.
Subject(s): Friendship; Longing; Nature; Nostalgia
The fragrance of the rain today,
The calling of a bird,
Recalled to me a friend whose voice
Can be no longer heard;
Yet in my heart remains the joy
That friend alone has stirred.
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