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INVOCATION by JOHN COWPER POWYS

First Line: WHO WILL WAKEN THE WIND FOR ME?
Last Line: WHO WILL WAKEN THE WIND?
Subject(s): EARTH; LEPROSY; NIGHT; PAIN; WIND; WORLD; LEPERS; BEDTIME; SUFFERING; MISERY;
Who will waken the wind for me?
Who will waken the wind?
The night is loaded with misery;
And like one stricken with leprosy
The moon has sunk in the sea.
The earth is heavy as if it had sinned;
Like a ghost stands every tree.
Who will waken the wind for me?
Who will waken the wind?



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