Jan. 11, 2026

"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett

"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett
"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett
The Concise Verse
"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett

How strange that grass should sing—
Grass is so still a thing . . .
And strange the swift surprise of snow
So soft it falls and slow.

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"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett. How strange that grass should sing-

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Grass is so still a thing... And strange the swift surprise of snow

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So soft it falls and slow.

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"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett.

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