The Birch Tree at Loschwitz
Amy Levy
1861 to 1889
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At Loschwitz above the city
The air is ______ and chill;
The birch trees and the pine trees
Grow thick upon the hill.
Lone and tall, with ______ stem,
A birch tree stands apart;
The passionate ______ of spring-time
Stirs in its leafy heart.
I ______ against the birch tree,
My arms around it twine;
It pulses, and leaps, and quivers,
Like a ______ heart to mine.
One moment I stand, then sudden
Let loose mine arms that cling:
O God! the ______ hillside,
The passionate wind of spring!