Child of the grass

Ezra Pound (1885-1972)

Child of the grass
by Ezra Pound

Child of the grass
The years pass Above us
Shadows of air All these shall Love us
Winds for our fellows
The browns and the yellows

Of autumn our colors

Now at our life's morn. Be we well sworn
Ne'er to grow older
Our spirits be bolder At meeting
Than e'er before All the old lore
Of the forests & woodways
Shall aid us: Keep we the bond & seal
Ne'er shall we feel

Aught of sorrow

Let light flow about thee

As
a cloak of air