Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CLEAR MIDNIGHT, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: This is thy hour, o soul, thy free flight into the wordless Last Line: Night, sleep, death and the stars. Subject(s): Night; Bedtime | ||||||||
This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and the stars. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN A BROADWAY PAGEANT by WALT WHITMAN |
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