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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHADOW, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography
First Line: The shadows lie soft on the grass
Last Line: The shadow apart from the light!
Subject(s): Shadows
First Line: The shadows lie soft on the grass
Last Line: The shadow apart from the light!
Subject(s): Shadows
The shadows lie soft on the grass,
Floating in sunshine seas.
From shadow to shadow I pass
Under the sleeping trees.
Token of rest and delight, --
The shadow encircled by light.
Black are the heavens on high,
Black is the earth below.
Red lightnings flash through the sky,
Dread hurricanes blow.
Ah, a terrible sight, --
The shadow apart from the light!
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