Rivers to the Sea (Collection)/To One Away

by Sara Teasdale

 

TO ONE AWAY

I heard a cry in the night,
⁠A thousand miles it came,
Sharp as a flash of light,
⁠My name, my name!

It was your voice I heard,
⁠You waked and loved me so—
I send you back this word,
⁠I know, I know!