Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DROUGHT IN WEST TEXAS, by JESSICA MOREHEAD YOUNG



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DROUGHT IN WEST TEXAS, by                    
First Line: Earth is sere and scorched and dry
Last Line: Bringing life to earth again.
Subject(s): Drought


Earth is sere and scorched and dry;
Through the canyons, wild beasts cry;
Writhing snakes through grasses crawl;
Dust-choked leaves aweaving fall.
Birds fly low and drop to cover;
Vultures in the pastures hover;
Blue heat wavelets dance and quiver
Down the road, a molten river.

Hordes of locusts in the sky
Off to fields more fertile fly;
Flaming air and pebbled dust
Smite the cheek -- a keen sword-thrust.
Wheat is blasted, sap all spent,
Broken stems its cerement;
Oh, for dew or drenching rain!
Bringing life to earth again.





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