Social Commentaries
In the Storm
From The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems (1899)
Social Commentaries
I huddled close against the mighty cliff.
A sense of safety and of brotherhood
Broke on the heart: the shelter of a rock
Is sweeter than the roofs of all the world.
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MLA
Markham, Edwin. “In the Storm.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/23/.
Chicago
Markham, Edwin. “In the Storm.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/23/.
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