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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INTERIM, by CLARISSA SCOTT DELANY Poet's Biography
First Line: The night was made for rest and sleep
Last Line: And not afraid to dare.
Subject(s): African Americans - Women
First Line: The night was made for rest and sleep
Last Line: And not afraid to dare.
Subject(s): African Americans - Women
The night was made for rest and sleep,
For winds that softly sigh;
It was not made for grief and tears;
So then why do I cry?
The wind that blows through leafy trees
Is soft and warm and sweet;
For me the night is a gracious cloak
To hide my soul's defeat.
Just one dark hour of shaken depths,
Of bitter black despair --
Another day will find me brave,
And not afraid to dare.
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