Wind was Rough which Tore, The

Portrait of Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte 1818–1848

The wind was rough which tore That leaf from its parent tree The fate was cruel which bore The withering corpse to me

We wander on we have no rest It is a dreary way

What shadow is it That ever moves before [my] eyes It has a brow of ghostly whiteness

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