Annotations O WIND, thou hast thy kingdom in the trees. And all thy royalties Sweep through the land to-day. It is mid June, And thou, with all thine instruments in tune, Thine orchestra Of heaving fields, and heavy, swinging fir, Strikest a lay That doth rehearse Her ancient freedom to the universe. All other sound in awe Repeals its law ; The bird is mute, the sea Sucks up its waves, from rain The burthened clouds refrain. To listen to thee in thy leafery. Thou unconfined. Lavish, large, soothing, refluent summer-wind ! Book traversal links for O wind, thou hast thy kingdom in the trees ‹ Let us wreathe the mighty cup Up Death, men say, is like a sea ›