Poem A Day

I think that the Root of the Wind is Water --

by Emily Dickinson

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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