There came a Wind like a Bugle－1
It quivered through the Grass
And a Green Chill upon the Heat
So ominous did pass
We barred the Windows and the Doors 5
As from an Emerald Ghost－
The Doom's electric Moccasin
That very instant passed－
On a strange Mob of panting Trees 9
And Fences fled away
And Rivers where the Houses ran
Those looked that lived－that Day－
The Bell within the steeple wild 13
The flying tidings told－
How much can come
And much can go,
And yet abide the World!
It quivered through the Grass
And a Green Chill upon the Heat
So ominous did pass
We barred the Windows and the Doors 5
As from an Emerald Ghost－
The Doom's electric Moccasin
That very instant passed－
On a strange Mob of panting Trees 9
And Fences fled away
And Rivers where the Houses ran
Those looked that lived－that Day－
The Bell within the steeple wild 13
The flying tidings told－
How much can come
And much can go,
And yet abide the World!
(F.1618/J.1593)
[1] like a Bugle:: a tornado that twists with the shape of a horn. Wind:: the act of twisting.
[6] an Emerald Ghost:: color and shape of some tornado.
[13] Bell within:: inside the bell-shaped tornado.
[15–17] come, go, abide:: those being destroyed by tornado are usually whirling up and dropped to the ground.