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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHILDREN AT PLAY, by JACK MERTEN First Line: The wind is rustling in the lame,' said sybil Last Line: "let's do,"" jane said." Subject(s): Children; Rain; Childhood | |||
THE wind is rustling in the lane," said Sybil; "Fairies whispering," said Jane; "The leaves are sighing overhead;" "Songs of dying birds," Jane said. "The vines are dripping with the rain," said Sybil; "Diamond necklaces," said Jane; "The toadstools perk their ugly heads;" "Cricket umbrellas," Jane said. "The water beats against the pane," said Sybil; "Clouds are beating drums," said Jane; "Let's go ask for sugar-bread;" "Let's do," Jane said. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE |
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