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The single hound : poems of a lifetime

Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886)

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[LI. I think that the root of the Wind is Water]

I think that the root of the Wind is Water,
It would not sound so deep
Were it a firmamental product,
Airs no Oceans keep—
Mediterranean intonations,
To a Current's ear
There is a maritime conviction
In the atmosphere.
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