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WESTERN WIND (1) by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "O WESTERN WIND, WHEN WILT THOU BLOW, / THE SMALL RAIN DOWN CAN RAIN?"
Last Line: "CHRIST, IF MY LOVE WERE IN MY ARMS / AND I IN MY BED AGAIN!"
Subject(s): ABSENCE;LONGING;LOVE;LOVE - LOSS OF;WIND; SEPARATION;ISOLATION;

O Western wind, when wilt thou blow,
That the small rain down can rain?
Christ, that my love were in my arms,
And I in my bed again!



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