Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS TO A.H.R.: 12. SHELTER, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poet's Biography First Line: I have been out where the winds are Last Line: And, if god wills, at dawn wake, again, to laugh or weep. Subject(s): Hearts; Love; Silence; Sleep | ||||||||
I have been out where the winds are, And tossing tops of trees, And clouds that sweep from rim to rim Of blue infinities. And all was a sound and sway there, a surging of unrest: So now I am wanting silence, and the heart I love best. Yes, and a quiet book, too, Of pensive poetry, In which to let the lines lapse Away, unlessonedly. For I shall gather, somehow, from the soft fire's glow, And from the eyes I love best, all I need to know. And hours shall slip to embers, And on the hearth lie; And every wind that blew me, And every want, die. Then I shall take the hand I love best, and turn to sleep; And, if God wills, at dawn wake, again, to laugh or weep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU'S SWEET TO YO' MAMMY JES DE SAME by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 3 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 22 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE GOING TO SLEEP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN THE BLUE NAP by WILLIAM MATTHEWS A CHARM TO BRING CHILDREN (EGYPT, A.D. 100) by CALE YOUNG RICE |
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