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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RAINY DAY, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography
First Line: As here I sit, the swaying of the trees
Last Line: And how the thirsty ground declared it good!
Subject(s): Rain
First Line: As here I sit, the swaying of the trees
Last Line: And how the thirsty ground declared it good!
Subject(s): Rain
As here I sit, the swaying of the trees,
The streaming window, the imploring sky,
Are foils to show how fortunate am I, --
Mere ghosts that chatter at my indoor ease.
Outside, the scowling plodder only sees
A splashing eave, a cart that flounders by,
How deeply weltering the pavements lie,
And how a horse has slipped upon his knees.
Not from the study or the midst of trade
Is God's great purpose ever fully known:
Lo, I have seen the rain within the wood!
How pleasant music on the leaves it made,
How grateful was the brooklet's undertone,
And how the thirsty ground declared it good!
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