Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CLOUD, by SARA TEASDALE


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First Line: I am a cloud in the heaven's height
Last Line: "whispering always, ""rest, rest."
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.
Subject(s): Clouds


I AM a cloud in the heaven's height,
The stars are lit for my delight,
Tireless and changeful, swift and free,
I cast my shadow on hill and sea--
But why do the pines on the mountain's crest
Call to me always, "Rest, rest"?

I throw my mantle over the moon
And I blind the sun on his throne at noon,
Nothing can tame me, nothing can bind,
I am a child of the heartless wind--
But oh the pines on the mountain's crest
Whispering always, "Rest, rest."







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