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Strike, Churl; Hurl, Cheerless Wind, Then; Heltering Hail

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Strike, churl; hurl, cheerless wind, then; heltering hail
May?s beauty massacre and wispèd wild clouds grow
Out on the giant air; tell Summer No,
Bid joy back, have at the harvest, keep Hope pale.

(C) Gerard Manley Hopkins
01/01/2000


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