Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AN AMULET, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON


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First Line: At noon, the cruel blow fell on his heart
Last Line: An amulet of ardor and of dew.
Subject(s): Death; Hearts; Memory; Night; Tears; Dead, The; Bedtime


AT noon, the cruel blow fell on his heart.
By night the sleepless tear would sudden start
And make a hell of memory; he said:
"When the day glimmers they will find me dead."
But, lo, a miracle! The sun uprose,
And gave him strength to meet whatever foes;
The morning magic swift around him drew
An amulet of ardor and of dew.





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