"You and I" Poem by Voltairine de Cleyre, Analysis, Summary, Themes & Style
"You and I" Poem by Voltairine de Cleyre, Analysis, Summary, Themes & Style
"You and I" is a poem by Voltairine de Cleyre, an American anarchist and feminist writer, poet, and activist. The poem is a reply to "You and I in the Golden Weather" by Dyer D. Lum, a fellow anarchist and friend of de Cleyre. In her poem, de Cleyre reflects on the enduring power of love and solidarity in the face of hardship, struggle, and death. The poem speaks to the anarchistic belief in the strength of human relationships and the potential for radical change through collective action. YOU AND I by Voltairine de Cleyre
(A reply to "You and I in the Golden Weather," by Dyer D. Lum.)
You and I, in the sere, brown weather,
When clouds hang thick in the frowning sky,
When rain-tears drip on the bloomless heather,
Unheeding the storm-blasts will walk together,
And look to each other—You and I.
You and I, when the clouds are shriven
To show the cliff-broods of lightnings high;
When over the ramparts, swift, thunder-driven,
Rush the bolts of Hate from a H…
