Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COMPANIONSHIP AT NIGHT, by AGNES STEWART BECK First Line: An owl's weird cry comes across the hill Last Line: Keeps coming across the hill all night. Subject(s): Animals; Birds; Cats; Night; Owls; Trees; Bedtime | ||||||||
An owl's weird cry comes across the hill And I am alone tonight; My mind conjures a dark ravine With lifeless trees whose limbs Outstretch as dying men's gaunt arms Against a troubled sky, Imploring mercy from a heedless God. Draw close and purr, old yellow cat, Though they call you a beast of prey, But, oh, you're a living, breathing thing; Warm blood flows through your veins, And a little heart throbs beneath soft fur. Draw close, old yellow cat, For I am all alone -- and cold -- And the owl's weird cry Keeps coming across the hill all night. | 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 WHO KNOWS WHERE BEAUTY LIES? by AGNES STEWART BECK |
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