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Four Winds

by Sara Teasdale

Four winds blowing through the sky, you have seen poor maidens die, tell me then what I shall do that my lover may be true. "Four Winds" is a poem by Sara Teasdale that explores the themes of love and loss. The speaker is a young woman who is asking the four winds for help in keeping her lover true. She tells the winds that she has seen many young women die because their lovers were not true to them. She asks the winds to protect her lover from temptation and to keep him faithful to her. The poem is written in a simple and direct style. The speaker's words are full of emotion and her plea to the winds is both urgent and heartfelt. The poem is a moving and powerful expression of the fear of loss and the desire for love.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1922

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Sara Teasdale

United States

Sara Teasdale was an American poet born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1884. Her parents were well-educated and encouraged her love of literature from an early age. Teasdale published her first poem at the...

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