English Poetry. Richard Henry Stoddard. Uncertain Sounds. Ричард Генри Стоддард.

Richard Henry Stoddard (Ричард Генри Стоддард)

Uncertain Sounds

THE wind in the leaves,
The rain on the eaves,
Or the low, continuous roar
Of the rolling waves on the distant shore:
Who shall declare
What sounds they be?
Whether lost in the air,
Or found on the sea,
And whether they laugh, or sigh?
Not I.
I only know
That they come, and go,
And people the hollow sky.

Richard Henry Stoddard’s other poems:

1. The Sledge at the Gate
2. Silent Songs
3. The Divan
4. How are Songs Begot and Bred?
5. The Serenade of Ma-Han-Shan

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