The Wind
The wind is a mighty, mighty man, A giant great and grim. His wings are strong, his wings are wide, They span the world from side to side And reach past where the planets glide To touch the red sun’s rim. In summer-time he never movesHe sleeps beneath the sunExcept he breathes a gentle sigh That stirs the leaves and grasses high, And tiny clouds across the sky Go trailing, one by one.
But when the nights are dark and cold, And the moon is lost to sight, He spreads abroad his mighty wings, In savage glee he laughs and sings, Across the world his great voice rings In songs of fierce delight. He swings across the groaning land, Across the waters deep. He churns to spray the tossing waves, Amongst the frightened ships he raves And whistles through the ocean caves And wakes the world from sleep.
Then rushes back around the house. In bed I lie and quake, And down the chimney comes his shriek. The doors all shake-their hinges squeak, I hear the bending branches creak, When Giant Wind’s awake.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 24, 8 December 1939, Page 34
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185The Wind New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 24, 8 December 1939, Page 34
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