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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RADIO, by DOROTHY BEEDY First Line: All afternoon wind and rain Last Line: And brought your slippers to your chair. Subject(s): Animals; Dogs | |||
All afternoon wind and rain Swept the valley .. but with the night Came peace and a great golden moon Above the highest hill -- full and bright. Surely you remember . . and then your voice Broke the stillness of dim spaces -- O son of mine! Within this little house your presence glowed once more; It was as though you stepped, in all your youth divine Through my open waiting door And came to me . . You sang the old, old song My mother sang long years ago, The song I crooned to you within the valley dusk, With tall hills listening in a row; O son of mine -- each note, each dear familiar word, Came ringing from across a distant sea And traced themselves indelibly, through miles of night Upon the mother's heart of me . . . Jim, your dog, came close and softly cried, Within his old dim eyes a wondering stare -- Then ran with eager labored step And brought your slippers to your chair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SENTIMENTAL DANGERS by ANDREW HUDGINS SHOOTING THE DOG by JUNE JORDAN AFTER AN ILLNESS, WALKING THE DOG by JANE KENYON |
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