O wind that blows out of the West, <br />Thou hast swept over mountain and sea, <br />Dost thou bear on thy swift, glad wings <br />The breath of my love to me? <br />Hast thou kissed her warm, sweet lips? <br />Or tangled her soft, brown hair? <br />Or fluttered the fragrant heart <br />Of the rose she loves to wear? <br /> <br />O sun that goes down in the West, <br />Hast thou seen my love to-day, <br />As she sits in her beautiful prime <br />Under skies so far away? <br />Hast thou gilded a path for her feet, <br />Or deepened the glow on her cheeks, <br />Or bent from the skies to hear <br />The low, sweet words she speaks? <br /> <br />O stars that are bright in the West <br />When the hush of the night is deep, <br />Do ye see my love as she lies <br />Like a chaste, white flower asleep? <br />Does she smile as she walks with me <br />In the light of a happy dream, <br />While the night winds rustle the leaves, <br />And the light waves ripple and gleam? <br /> <br />O birds that fly out of the West, <br />Do ye bring me a message from her, <br />As sweet as your love-notes are, <br />When the warm spring breezes stir? <br />Did she whisper a word of me <br />As your tremulous wings swept by, <br />Or utter my name, mayhap, <br />In a single passionate cry? <br /> <br />O voices out of the West, <br />Ye are silent every one, <br />And never an answer comes <br />From wind, or stars, or sun! <br />And the blithe birds come and go <br />Through the boundless fields of space, <br />As reckless of human prayers <br />As if earth were a desert place!<br /><br />Julia Caroline (Ripley) Dorr<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/o-wind-that-blows-out-of-the-west/
