Storm Ending

Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads,
Great, hollow, bell-like flowers,
Rumbling in the wind,
Stretching clappers to strike our ears⁠ ⁠…
Full-lipped flowers
Bitten by the sun
Bleeding rain
Dripping rain like golden honey⁠—
And the sweet earth flying from the thunder.

Where this text comes from

First published in Cane (1923). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1]

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Cite this poem

Jean Toomer (1894–1967). “Storm Ending.” First published in Cane (1923). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/jean-toomer/storm-ending/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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