Religion

Wildness

by Cale Young Rice 1872–1943

From Plays and Lyrics (1906)

Religion

To drift with the drifting clouds,
And blow with the blow of breezes,
To ripple with waves and murmur with caves,
To soar, as the sea-mew pleases!

To dip with the dipping sails,
And burn with the burning heaven--
My life! my soul! for the infinite roll
Of a day to wildness given!

MLA

Rice, Cale Young. “Wildness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rice/76/.

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Rice, Cale Young. “Wildness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rice/76/.

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