Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HAD THERE BEEN RAIN, by BONNIE D. ELKIN


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HAD THERE BEEN RAIN, by                    
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.





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