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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOWER, by DOROTHY PRESSLER HILLYER
First Line: I am the man who sows the seed
Last Line: How bravely a man can die.
Subject(s): Plants; Planting; Planters
First Line: I am the man who sows the seed
Last Line: How bravely a man can die.
Subject(s): Plants; Planting; Planters
I am the man who sows the seed,
I am the man who dares to plant,
But of my sowing springs the weed,
Laughter stings in the wind's wild rant.
Ah, scarlet bleeds my crooked row,
And awkward lies my pregnant land,
And warped indeed my broken hoe,
Callouses fill my scarred hand --
But I will plant and plant again,
Lest I should fail without a try.
I'll show the earth and sun and rain
How bravely a man can die.
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