Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOCKING WIND, by GLADYS CROMWELL Poet's Biography First Line: O wind, you will not break my house Last Line: Built me my house, -- my house of dreams. Subject(s): Home; Nature; Wind | ||||||||
O WIND, you will not break my house; Though you come to my house in bodily form, Though you tramp on the doorstep and over the stone, Though you knock on my roof and my window with storm. O Wind, though you lift your mischievous hand, Rubbing your smooth palm over my door, Though your elbows nudge the wall of my room, Though you hum with contentment over my floor, -- O Wind, you will not break my house; Your mirth will not shake the resting beams; For a slow and a careful Carpenter Built me my house, -- my house of dreams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN |
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