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FUGITIVES by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: TONIGHT, FAR INLAND FROM THE SEA
Last Line: THE SHAKEN REED, THE SCATTERED SPRAY.
Subject(s): WIND;

Tonight, far inland from the sea,
The winds, a frightened legion, flee
With wailings of distress;
While cataracts from many a steep
Plunge headlong, foaming to the deep,
To crown their restlessness.
Anon, where each has passed away.
The shaken reed, the scattered spray.



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