Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-31
STATE SENTINEL.
a RAIN DREAM.
ny Willy crLlEx N.Y..

These strif,s, thcsc iumults of she noisy world.
Where Faud, the ard, tracks hs prey by Stealth
And Strength, the rlIfian. glOries In his guilt
Cypress The heart with sadness. Oh, my friend,
In what stcrner m@Od we look upon
The gioomes aspect Of The element,
Among the wood and fields, Let us awhile,
A. he slow wind l. rolling up the storm,
" idney ieaye this maze Of dusty streets
Forever shaken by the hnPorLmaie iar
Of commerce. and upon the darkeuing AR
Look from the shelter Of our rural home
Who j. not aWeti tiiat listens % Inc hain,
S.nslin. hi> voice before him. Mighty Rain,
The upland Sleeps shrowded By thy mists'
The wales arr gloomy win Thy shade; the pools
No longer giimIncr, and tlc silver streams
Darker - veins If lead al Thy approach
Oh. mighty Rain already thou ara here;
And every roof Is beaten by Thy streams.
And a. thou Iasscst every CLASSY spring
Grows rOugh. and even leaf in all the woods
u slrIck and QuiNers. All the hill-tops sake
Their thirst from Thee; thousand langushng fields,
A isousaud iainling gardens are refreshed:
a thousand little rit uicts start 70 -l.ee.i.
And with Ihc graVef murmur OF She storm
Blend their light voices as They hurry on.
Thou fli'si the circle Of the atmosphere
Alone. there is no living thing abroad.
No bird % wing the air, nor beast 10 walk
Thc dcld: the slaiuel in the forest seeks
Ills hollow tree the mormot 81 the Held
Has scampcrcd b his den; the butterfly
Hides under her broad leaf: the insect crowds
That make the sunshine popuious, he close
Ia their mysterious shelicr-- whence The sun
win Summon thefn again- ne mighty 4iain
Holds the vast empire OF the ssy alone
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The Friendly clouds drop down spring yiOets
Aud Summer columbns-- mai all The flowers
Thai iufi the woodland uoer. or ONcrrcach
IN. strcanilet .-spisy grass for genial Jane.
Brawu harvcsis for the waiting hasbandnan-
And for The woods dclugc of fresh leaves.
see these myriad drops that Stake ths dust
Gathered Ia glorious streams. or rolling tue
Ia hillOws on the lake o the deep.
And bearing aavies. behold them change
10 threads 0f crystal - they sink IN earth,
And leave its stains behind Ia rlse again
Ia pleasant nOoks of vcr.lure, where the chilli
Thirsty with play. IN both his little hands,
shall take the cool. clear water raising II
To VET his pretty lips. Tomorrow noon
How proudly viii the wster lilly ride
'fhe Drumming pool. e'erloOk lns- Ike queen.
Her eircIe Of ofoal leaves. Ia lonely wastes,
When nexi the Sunshine makes them beautiful,
Cav troops OF butt. rifles shall Light ID drink
Al he rrpleni.hesf holioN~ Of The rock
Nov slowly falls the dun blank night and SIN
&nzu>1zh psrleEaal sound The forest iesfes,
| /]I-<1 Ne mattel gras-. afd SUI The earth
= Ij<nks the ufsiinted bounty OF the elOads,
Drinks for her cottage wells. her woodland BROOKS
Drinks for me sprnging trout, The toiling bee,
AMI brooding bird. drinks for her tender hOwers,
Tall oaks and ali the heritage Of her hills
A melancholy sound IS in the air.
4 deep sigh ia the distance a shrill wall
Around Iny dwelling. lis the vail Of night;
A lonely wan.lercr between earth and cloud,
Ia the black shadow ami the chilly mist,
Along the streaming mountain side. aud through
The dripping WOODS. and Ger the plashy fields,
Roanli-s ansi sOrrOxing still. Ike one who makes
Tue .sa.iey Of life alone, and nOwhsre meets
A welcome or a fiend, and stu goes ON
In darkness Yet awhile, little while,
And he shall toss She giiuering leaves in play,
And daily with the flowers. and gail! In
The slender herbs, pressed low by weight OF rain,
And drive, in joyous triumph, through the sky,
White elonds- the tagging remnants of The storm,