Wind-blown / Muna Lee

Wind-blown  (1917)  by Muna Lee

from 'Poetry, August 1917

Wind-blown

Trees in the wind, Lititz, Pennyslvani, 1942. Photo by Margery Collins (1912-1985). Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

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          I

 My heart	

Rooted like the tree, Like the tree reaches out yearning arms Clutching at the wind.

          II
 Out of a universe of things

Two only Give me any measure of peace: Rain That shuts you out, And wind That bears me away.

         III

 If for one hour,	

One hour when the sunset is live gold, I might be a little wind Running with gray feet along the edge of the world, Could I not forget For one hour?

This poem is in the public domain