The South-wind brings Life, sunshine and desire, And on every mount and meadow Breathes aromatic fire; But over the dead he has no power, The lost, the lost, he cannot restore; And, looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The South-wind bringsLife, sunshine and desire,And on every mount and meadowBreathes aromatic fire;But over the dead he has no power,The lost, the lost, he cannot restore;And, looking over the hills, I mournThe darling who shall not return. This is a poem written in 1820 by Robert Southey. He was an English poet. The south wind is usually considered to be a symbol of death. This is because it blows over the dead in burial ceremonies.

It is also said to have no power in bringing back the dead, but only in reviving the living. This poem describes two people separated by death. One of them will be revived when the other passes into death.

The poem is very touching because it depicts how love overcomes death.

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