I've been reading Sandburg this week, so I'm sharing a poem I can't seem to get out of my mind.
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by Carl Sandburg
The monotone of the rain is beautiful,
And the sudden rise and slow relapse
Of the long multitudinous rain.
The sun on the hills is beautiful,
Or a captured sunset sea-flung,
Bannered with fire and gold.
A face I know is beautiful—
With fire and gold of sky and sea,
And the peace of long warm rain.
The monotone of the rain IS beautiful. Don't you love it when a poem gets stuck in your brain?? Not monotone at all. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm...white noise.
ReplyDeletesigh. That is so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing it today.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem. I can see why it's hard to get out of your head. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDelete-Callie
Oh, what a perfectly lovely poem to have stuck in your head. Thank you for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem. Sandburg's birthday was yesterday, I think?
ReplyDeleteThis one is new to me. I like it A LOT--thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how a great poem can get stuck in your head just like a great song, isn't it?
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