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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SQUALL, by LEONORA SPEYER Poet's Biography
First Line: It swoops gray-winged across the obliterated hills
Last Line: Forgiven!
Subject(s): Storms
First Line: It swoops gray-winged across the obliterated hills
Last Line: Forgiven!
Subject(s): Storms
It swoops gray-winged across the obliterated hills,
And the startled lake seems to run before it:
From the woods comes a clamor of leaves,
Tugging at the twigs,
Pouring from the branches,,
And suddenly the birds are still.
Thunder crumples the sky,
Lightning tears at it.
And now the rain!
The rain -- thudding -- implacable --
The wind, reveling in the confusion of great pines!
And a silver sifting of light,
A coolness:
A sense of summer anger passing,
Of summer gentleness creeping nearer --
Penitent --tearful --
Forgiven!
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