Strahl, Tara

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The Prairie Light ReviewVolume 25 | Number 1 Article 38Fall 12-1-2004The Wind in Dry GrassTara StrahlCollege of DuPageFollow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/plrThis Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion inThe Prairie Light Review by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact koteles@cod.edu.Recommended CitationStrahl, Tara (2004) "The Wind in Dry Grass," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 25 : No. 1 , Article 38.Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol25/iss1/38The Wind in Dry GrassTara Strahl"...quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grass."-T.S. Eliot, The Hollow MenThe wind in dry grassWhispers meaningOnly heard by those who seeFarther than this lonely fieldWho watch the distant tempest blastCome to whisper here in grass.The wind in dry grassWhispers secretsOnly known by those who seeDeep into the stalks of wheatCurling up from ancient pastNow to whisper as dry grass.The wind in dry grassHints at meaningOnly shown to those who seeIt's subtly balance tapestryAnd what chance may bring to passWhat changes from these winds in grass?361Strahl: The Wind in Dry GrassPublished by DigitalCommons@COD, 2014

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