Four Winds by Sara Teasdale

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“Four winds blowing thro’ the sky, You have seen poor maidens die, Tell me then what I shall do That my lover may be true.” Said the wind from out the south, “Lay no kiss upon his mouth,” And the wind from out the west, “Wound the heart within his breast,” And the wind from out the east, “Send him empty from the feast,” And the wind from out the north, “In the tempest thrust him forth, When thou art more cruel than he, Then will Love be kind to thee.”            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “Four Winds” was published in Sara Teasdale’s Helen of Troy and Other Poems (Macmillan, 1922).   Sara Teasdale was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1884. She published four collections of poetry, including Love Songs, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1918. Teasdale died in 1933. Poetry by Teasdale   Love Songs (Dodo Press, 2008) "Never give all the heart" by W. B. Yeats "How to Love" by January Gill O'Neil "I think I should have loved you presently (Sonnet IX)" by Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038