Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONGS TO A.H.R.: 12. SHELTER, by CALE YOUNG RICE


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SONGS TO A.H.R.: 12. SHELTER, by                     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.





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