Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PAGAN, by ROSE HENDERSON


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THE PAGAN, by                    
First Line: But I shall feel the wind again
Last Line: The loveliness I knew before.
Subject(s): Paganism & Pagans


But I shall feel the wind again,
Shall drink the scent of flower and pine:
And I shall bask in April suns
Where budding willow boughs are mine,
The stars will beat across the night,
The waves will shout their tumult then;
And I shall answer in my joy,
My joy at praising life again.

For I have lived with waving grass
And roots and golden sap astir;
The earth has held me to her breast,
And I shall laugh again with her.
I have loved clouds that drift and pass,
My heart has flamed to eager bloom
In gold and crimson poppy leaves
And rose perfume.

And I shall dance beneath the light
Of silver crescent moons in spring,
And I shall sleep upon the leaves
Of autumn's yellow mouldering.
For somewhere there will open wide
A little magic, outer door,
And I shall pass beyond to find
The loveliness I knew before.





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