Religion
Prayer for Lightning
From Ballads for Sale (1927): Songs of the Pueblo Indians
Religion
My corn is green with red tassels,
I am praying to the lightning to ripen my corn,
I am praying to the thunder which carries the light-
Corn is sweet where lightning has fallen.
I pray to the six-coloured clouds.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “Prayer for Lightning.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/491/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “Prayer for Lightning.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/491/.
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