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The Spirit of Air

Read 'The Spirit of Air' by 'Walter de la Mare' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

The Spirit of Air by Walter De La Mare

 Coral and clear emerald, 
And amber from the sea, 
Lilac-coloured amethyst, 
Chalcedony; 
The lovely Spirit of Air 
Floats on a cloud and doth ride, 
Clad in the beauties of earth 
Like a bride.

So doth she haunt me; and words 
Tell but a tithe of the tale. 
Sings all the sweetness of Spring 
Even in the nightengale? 
Nay, but with echoes she cries 
Of the valley of love; 
Dews on the thorns of her feet, 
And darkness above.

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