Break, O wind! Break against the trees, Trample upon them, Bend them, break them down. Send their leaves scattering to the ground. Whirl up the dead, dry leaves And laughing, cast them down again. Toss them, kick them, dash them against the curbs! O wind. . . . O wind. . . . Chase the clouds, Drive them from the endless blue, Smite them with your force, Lash them as dogs, Push them off the face of the earth! Wind! Wind! Throw up clouds of dust, Blow them into the habitations of man, Cast dust into men's teeth, Then with a loud guffaw, Kick up your heels and run away! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SLEEPY HOLLOW by WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING (1817-1901) THE TIDE OF FAITH by MARY ANN EVANS PAST AND PRESENT by THOMAS HOOD CARMEN BELLICOSUM by GUY HUMPHREYS MCMASTER A PRAYER FOR LOVE by ELSA BARKER KNOWLEDGE AFTER DEATH by HENRY CHARLES BEECHING HAWTHORN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |