Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INVOCATION, by JOHN COWPER POWYS


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First Line: Who will waken the wind for me?
Last Line: Who will waken the wind?
Subject(s): Earth; Leprosy; Night; Pain; Wind; World; Lepers; Bedtime; Suffering; Misery


Who will waken the wind for me?
Who will waken the wind?
The night is loaded with misery;
And like one stricken with leprosy
The moon has sunk in the sea.
The earth is heavy as if it had sinned;
Like a ghost stands every tree.
Who will waken the wind for me?
Who will waken the wind?





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