Jenny Out Vrom Hwome

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O wild-reävèn west winds; as you do roar on,
  The elems do rock an' the poplars do ply,
  An' weäve do dreve weäve in the dark-water'd pon',--
  Oh! where do ye rise vrom, an' where do ye die?

  O wild-reävèn winds I do wish I could vlee
  Wi' you, lik' a bird o' the clouds, up above
  The ridge o' the hill an' the top o' the tree,
  To where I do long vor, an' vo'k I do love.

  Or else that in under theäse rock I could hear,
  In the soft-zwellèn sounds you do leäve in your road,
  Zome words you mid bring me, vrom tongues that be dear,
  Vrom friends that do love me, all scatter'd abrode.

  O wild-reävèn winds! if you ever do roar
  By the house an' the elems vrom where I'm a-come,
  Breathe up at the window, or call at the door,
  An' tell you've a-voun' me a-thinkèn o' hwome.

© William Barnes