Nature
Spirit of Rain
From Plays and Lyrics (1906)
Nature
Spirit of rain--
With all thy ghosts of mist about the mountain, lonely
As a gray train
Of souls newly discarnate seeking new life only!
Spirit of rain!
Leading them thro' dim torii, up fane-ways onward
Till not in vain
They tremble upon the peaks and plunge rejoicing dawnward.
Spirit of rain!
So would I lead my dead thoughts high and higher,
Till they regain
Birth and the beauty of a new life's fire.
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MLA
Rice, Cale Young. “Spirit of Rain.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rice/81/.
Chicago
Rice, Cale Young. “Spirit of Rain.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rice/81/.
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