When I was in High School, this was my favorite poem. In fact, I think it still is at this moment...
"I AM THE WIND"
by Zoe 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!
3 comments:
I like that. Why was it written? Do you know? Who is the "you" and who is the "I"? I could think of a couple possibilities.
This is beautiful Helen.
Elizabeth Mahlou, I actually didn't learn it in school, but from reading on my own. I never found out the author's intention. It wasn't in the book, nor on the web when I looked up the poem.
As a youngster, I appreciated how the poem seemed to describe the weakness I felt, and promise a "You" who is the strength that I am not. As a naive young girl, I expected that to be a man on day. As an adult who has grown in faith, I have come to see that the only man who could fit that is Jesus Christ, because He is God...
Sherri, isn't it? I memorized this as a young woman...It wasn't an assignment... I just wanted to... I think it was the first poem I ever memorized that wasn't a nursery rhyme, limerick, or funny poem..
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