Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 5. NIGHT SONG AT AMALFI, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I asked the heaven of stars Last Line: My whole life long? Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Amalfi, Italy; Silence | ||||||||
I asked the heaven of stars What I should give my love -- It answered me with silence, Silence above. I asked the darkened sea Down where the fishers go -- It answered me with silence, Silence below. Oh, I could give him weeping, Or I could give him song -- But how can I give silence, My whole life long? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG OF SILENCE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON TANKA DIARY (9) by HARRYETTE MULLEN 7 A.M., A MAN AND A WOMAN by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THIS MORNING, GOD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR |
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