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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HAD THERE BEEN RAIN, by BONNIE D. ELKIN First Line: Pity a troubled little farm tonight Last Line: Had there been water. Subject(s): Drought | |||
Pity a troubled little farm tonight, Half-buried in sand and dry dead grass. Pity the lowing cattle, unhoused, that pass Slowly along the ridge To wait recurrent dawnings. Pity the farmer in thin gray coat lifting A half empty bucket from the well -- Pondering in his heart what next to sell Or trade for things he could have raised Had there been water. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CA'LINE'S PRAYER by LUCILLE CLIFTON SAN ANTONIO MI SANGRE: FROM THE HARD SEASON by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE DESERT PARABLE by ELEANOR WILNER KINGFISHER FLAT by WILLIAM EVERSON THE BROKEN DROUGHT by ROBERT FROST CANE: NOVEMBER COTTON FLOWER by JEAN TOOMER DESERT WIFE by NELLIE COOLEY ALDER DROUTH WILL BE ENDED by GLADYS NAOMI ARNOLD PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER by BONNIE D. ELKIN SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ADAM WEIRAUCH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS ON LIVING, FROM LIFE IS A DREAM by PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA |
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