To the Four Winds

Boreas, god of the North Wind, god of the cold,

bitter breath of winter, purple-winged herald

of snow and black ice, your beard tipped with frost,

we know you in the unmatched beauty of your realm.

Most needful one, in your season we honor you.

Zephyros, god of the West Wind, god of the seedtime,

husband of the greening fields, father of the fruited

trees, mild one, kind one, fortunate one, companion

of Eros, within your domain does love unfold.

Most needful one, in your season we honor you.

Notos, god of the South Wind, god of summer storms,

god of the soul-searing heat, of the drenching rains

and the pale, parched soil. Foe of the farmer, taker

of the wealth of the earth, destroyer of crops:

most needful one, in your season we honor you.

Euros, god of the East Wind, god of the blood-red

leaves, the golden blades of grass, by the palace

of the sun you dwell. Change is in you, O Euros;

change in the world is yours, O capricious one.

Most needful one, in your season we honor you.

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