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# What Remains of the Day?
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/what-remains-of-the-day/
- Published: 2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-30T23:22:19.000Z
- Description: The remains of the day stain a quarrelous sky. Bales of barley and hay languish, kindling dry.
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56, Nostalgia

The remains of the day  
stain a quarrelous sky.  
Bales of barley and hay  
languish, kindling dry.

Soon, a thunderous cloud —  
all it needs is a spark —  
rumbles, boastful, and proud,  
sending sparrow and lark

into spiralous swarms  
as they search for escape  
from the mother of storms,  
and I stand, mouth agape…

Will a purply arch  
crash to strike me at last?  
April leaves on the march.  
May too, soon becomes past.

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