The Gardener 78
It was in May. The sultry noon seemed endlessly long. The dryearth gaped with thirst in the heat.When I heard from the riverside a voice calling, "Come, my darling!"I shut my book and opened the window to look out.I saw a big buffalo with mud-stained hide, standing near the riverwith placid, patient eyes; and a youth, knee deep in water,calling it to its bath.I smiled amused and felt a touch of sweetness in my heart.
Words in this poem
- endlessly adv.
- In an endless manner.
- riverside n.
- The side or bank of a river.
- placid a.
- Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See Please.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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