Author Ralph Waldo Emerson Hark, what, now loud, now low, the pining flute complains,Without tongue, yellow-cheeked, full of winds that wail and sigh;Saying, Sweetheart! the old mystery remains,--If I am I; thou, thou; or thou art I? Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments