Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I WOULD NOT LIFT THY VEIL, by A. LOUISE ASHWORTH First Line: I hugged the great body of the night close to me, then closer Last Line: The veil is thine -- I would not, if I could. Subject(s): Moon; Night; Stars; Bedtime | ||||||||
I hugged the great body of the night close to me, then closer. The moon was round, and silvery pale; Heaven held a horde of stars, challenging, challenging -- beyond -- Dear God, I would not lift Thy veil. O, mystic night I cannot hold you close enough, I am part of the moon in her pale white hood, Part of the stars, the clouds, the silence beyond -- The veil is Thine -- I would not, if I could. | 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 O GLORIOUS FRANCE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO WHISTLER, AMERICAN; ON LOAN EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS AT TATE GALLERY by EZRA POUND |
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