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THREE ISLAND SONGS: 1 by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL

First Line: AFTER THE WIND IN THE WOOD
Last Line: AND DREAMS.
Subject(s): ISLANDS;
AFTER the wind in the wood,
Peace, and the night.
After the bond and the brood,
Flight.
After the height and the hush
Where the wild hawk swings,
Heart of the earth-loving thrush
Shaken with wings.

After the bloom and the leaf
Rain on the nest.
After the splendour and grief,
Rest.
After the hills and the far
Glories and gleams,
Cloud, and the dawn of a star,
And dreams.








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