Living
Untamed
From Herbs and Apples (1910)
Living
Ah, we weary so with kisses,
Weary so with your caresses,
As the hooded hawk returning
To its tinkling bells and jesses,
So we flutter to the prison
Of your arms, in meek surrender,
And we grieve when you are angry,
And we smile when you are tender,
But our souls, untamed, are soaring
Where no blandishments can teach them,
Free our hearts, and free our spirits,
Where your hands can never reach them.
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MLA
Whitney, Helen Hay. “Untamed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/231/.
Chicago
Whitney, Helen Hay. “Untamed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/231/.
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