Typhoon

We shall not shiver as we vainly try
To stir cold ashes once again to fire,
Nor bury a dead passion, you and I.
The wind that weds a moment sea and sky
In one exultant storm and passes by,
Was our desire.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain.

Author

Amelia Josephine Burr

Amelia Josephine Burr was born in New York City in 1878. She published several collections of poetry, including The Silver Trumpet (George H. Doran, 1918), a book of verse about World War I. She died in 1968.

Date Published

11/07/2018