Classic and Contemporary Poetry
O, GO NOT YET!, by QUINTIN BONE First Line: O, go not yet - not yet! / night veils her myriad stars Last Line: O, go not yet -- not yet! Subject(s): Love; Night; Bedtime | ||||||||
O, GO not yet -- not yet! Night veils her myriad stars, As now wide-shimmering bars Of level moonlight flit Far o'er the glistering sea, And light, dear heart, on thee, -- O, go not yet -- not yet! O, go not yet -- not yet! The moonlit air falls cold, But we, under this old Grey oak and tall elm, sit Warm with love's passion-heat Hearing our hearts beat, beat; -- O, go not yet -- not yet! O, go not yet -- not yet! I would this were each night, -- That round thy neck snow-white, These arms should ne'er unknit; Come quickly, happy day, When I shall not need say, -- O, go not yet -- not yet! | 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 THE IDLE SINGER: REACTION by QUINTIN BONE |
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