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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS: 7. I KNOW THEE, O THOU WAILING WIND!, by MARGARET LOUISA WOODS Poet's Biography
Last Line: Pass by and tread them under foot.
Alternate Author Name(s): Woods, Mrs. Margaret Louisa Bradley
Subject(s): Hearts; Love - Loss Of; Memory; Passion
Last Line: Pass by and tread them under foot.
Alternate Author Name(s): Woods, Mrs. Margaret Louisa Bradley
Subject(s): Hearts; Love - Loss Of; Memory; Passion
I know thee, O thou wailing wind!
Thou comest from the summer's tomb,
Regretting what is left behind,
The glory dimmed, the lost perfume.
Could I remember, wailing wind,
As thou rememberest, I could weep,
And weeping thus I should unbind
The dead from their eternal sleep.
But still they sleep, remorseful wind,
They moulder passive, cold and mute;
Wayfaring thoughts and passions blind
Pass by and tread them under foot.
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