The Wind in the Tree
When the wind is in the tree. It makes a noise just like the sea, As if there were not noise enough To bother one, without that stuff.
Samuel Hoffenstein
When the wind is in the tree. It makes a noise just like the sea, As if there were not noise enough To bother one, without that stuff.
A grumpy, playful voice complains about the sound of wind moving through a tree. Most people might find that sound soothing, but the speaker hears it as an irritation: it makes a noise just like the sea, which is a big, restless roar rather than a quiet rustle.
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