Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Rain-prayerAlice Corbin
From “Candle-light and Sun”
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In the driving rain,
Rain driven slant-wise
Over the plain.
I long for the rain,
The dull long rain,
For farmlands and ploughlands
And cornlands again.
O grey broken skies,
You were part of my pain!