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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WELCOME, by ARTHUR POWELL
First Line: God spreads a carpet soft and green
Last Line: Ah, that is spring!
Subject(s): Spring
First Line: God spreads a carpet soft and green
Last Line: Ah, that is spring!
Subject(s): Spring
God spreads a carpet soft and green
O'er which we pass;
A thick-piled mat of jeweled sheen—
And that is Grass.
Delightful music woos the ear;
The grass is stirred
Down to the heart of every spear—
Ah, that's a Bird.
Clouds roll before a blue immense
That stretches high
And lends the soul exalted sense—
That scroll's a Sky.
Green rollers flaunt their sparkling crests;
Their jubilee
Extols brave Captains and their quests—
And that is Sea.
New-leaping grass, the feathery flute,
The sapphire ring,
The sea's full-voiced, profound salute—
Ah, that is Spring!
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