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It was a quiet seeming Day—
There was no harm in earth or sky—
Till with the closing sun
There strayed an accidental Red
A Strolling Hue, one would have said
To westward of the Town—

But when the Earth began to jar
And Houses vanished with a roar
And Human Nature hid
We comprehended by the Awe
As those that Dissolution saw
The Poppy in the Cloud

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 5:27 PM | Viewed: 7246 times

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