35. The Heart's Country by Florence Wilkinson. Rittenhouse, Jessie B., ed. 1917. The Little Book of Modern Verse

Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Little Book of Modern Verse. 1917.

35. The Heart’s Country

By Florence Wilkinson


HILL people turn to their hills;
Sea-folk are sick for the sea:
Thou art my land and my country,
And my heart calls out for thee.

The bird beats his wings for the open,	5
The captive burns to be free;
But I—I cry at thy window,
For thou art my liberty.