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THE WINDY NIGHT
Alow and aloof,
Over the roof,
How the midnight tempests howl !
With a dreary voice, like the dismal tune
Of wolves that bay at the desert moon ; —
Or whistle and shriek
Through limbs that creak,
“Tu-who ! tu-whit !”
They cry, and flit,
“Tu-whit ! tu-who !” like the solemn owl !
Alow and aloof,
Over the roof,
Sweep the moaning winds amain,
And wildly dash
The elm and ash,
Clattering on the window sash,
With a clatter and patter,
Like hail and rain
That well-nigh shatter,
The dusky pane !
Alow and aloof,
Over the roof,
How the tempests swell and roar !
Though no foot is astir,
Though the cat and the cur
Lie dozing along the kitchen floor,
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