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Less Than The Cloud To The Wind

Sara Teasdale

Less than the cloud to the wind,
 Less than the foam to the sea,
Less than the rose to the storm
   Am I to thee.

More than the star to the night,
 More than the rain to the lea,
More than heaven to earth
   Art thou to me.
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From Helen of Troy And Other Poems | 1911
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