OdetotheWestWind

　　I

　　1OwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,

　　2Thou,fromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdead

　　3Aredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,

　　4Yellow,andblack,andpale,andhecticred,

　　5Pestilence-strickenmultitudes:Othou,

　　6Whochariotesttotheirdarkwintrybed

　　7Thewingedseeds,wheretheyliecoldandlow,

　　8Eachlikeacorpsewithinitsgrave,until

　　9ThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallblow

　　10Herclariono'erthedreamingearth,andfill

　　11(Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair)

　　12Withlivinghuesandodoursplainandhill:

　　13WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;

　　14Destroyerandpreserver;hear,ohhear!

　　II

　　15Thouonwhosestream,midthesteepsky'scommotion,

　　16Loosecloudslikeearth'sdecayingleavesareshed,

　　17ShookfromthetangledboughsofHeavenandOcean,

　　18Angelsofrainandlightning:therearespread

　　19Onthebluesurfaceofthinea{:e}rysurge,

　　20Likethebrighthairupliftedfromthehead

　　21OfsomefierceMaenad,evenfromthedimverge

　　22Ofthehorizontothezenith'sheight,

　　23Thelocksoftheapproachingstorm.Thoudirge

　　24Ofthedyingyear,towhichthisclosingnight

　　25Willbethedomeofavastsepulchre,

　　26Vaultedwithallthycongregatedmight

　　27Ofvapours,fromwhosesolidatmosphere

　　28Blackrain,andfire,andhailwillburst:ohhear!

　　III

　　29Thouwhodidstwakenfromhissummerdreams

　　30TheblueMediterranean,wherehelay,

　　31Lull'dbythecoilofhiscryst{`a}llinestreams,

　　32BesideapumiceisleinBaiae'sbay,

　　33Andsawinsleepoldpalacesandtowers

　　34Quiveringwithinthewave'sintenserday,

　　35Allovergrownwithazuremossandflowers

　　36Sosweet,thesensefaintspicturingthem!Thou

　　37ForwhosepaththeAtlantic'slevelpowers

　　38Cleavethemselvesintochasms,whilefarbelow

　　39Thesea-bloomsandtheoozywoodswhichwear

　　40Thesaplessfoliageoftheocean,know

　　41Thyvoice,andsuddenlygrowgraywithfear,

　　42Andtrembleanddespoilthemselves:ohhear!

　　IV

　　43IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear;

　　44IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee;

　　45Awavetopantbeneaththypower,andshare

　　46Theimpulseofthystrength,onlylessfree

　　47Thanthou,Ouncontrollable!Ifeven

　　48Iwereasinmyboyhood,andcouldbe

　　49ThecomradeofthywanderingsoverHeaven,

　　50Asthen,whentooutstripthyskieyspeed

　　51Scarceseem'davision;Iwouldne'erhavestriven

　　52Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.

　　53Oh,liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!

　　54Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!

　　55Aheavyweightofhourshaschain'dandbow'd

　　56Onetoolikethee:tameless,andswift,andproud.

　　V

　　57Makemethylyre,evenastheforestis:

　　58Whatifmyleavesarefallinglikeitsown!

　　59Thetumultofthymightyharmonies

　　60Willtakefrombothadeep,autumnaltone,

　　61Sweetthoughinsadness.Bethou,Sp