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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

I Am the Wind

By Zoë Akins

I AM the wind that wavers,

You are the certain land;

I am the shadow that passes

Over the sand.

I am the leaf that quivers,

You the unshaken tree;

You are the stars that are steadfast,

I am the sea.

You are the light eternal—

Like a torch I shall die;

You are the surge of deep music,

I but a cry!