To the thawing wind
Bring the rain, oh boisterous southwest wind!
To the thawing wind
Bring the rain, oh boisterous southwest wind!
Come with singing, come with nest-building;
Give a dream to the flowers buried in the ground.
Let the stagnant snowdrifts on the riverbanks be turned into running water.
And from the white of the sky the deep brown;
But whatever you do this night
Wash my window and make it flow;
Melt away the ice and melt away the window.
Melt away the glass and leave the pane
Leave the pane like a cross to its cloistered owner;
Break into my narrow stall.
The pictures on the walls of the church are shaking;
Turn the rattling pages of the book
And scatter the verses all over the floor
And drive the poet from his home.
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Evocative and moody, so inspired, love this! The ice on the window panes, ah (shivers).