Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OASIS, by FANNIE BARRIER WILLIAMS


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First Line: Glint of the sun thrown back from the gray
Last Line: That cool oasis where riotings cease.
Subject(s): Peace; Sleep


Glint of the sun thrown back from the gray,
Glare of the light in the noon's brightest ray,
Why does your glitter and glare oppress?
Why is it rather a pain than caress?
Gleam on the plain, hillcrest, and in air,
Flash on the trees and the mountain stair,
How do you stab us to soul recoil?
How steal the zest from our moments of toil?
Rose of the dawn, and blue of the night,
Gray of the clouds when elements fight,
Shadow us all for an hour of peace,
That cool oasis where riotings cease.





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