Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AWAY, by MAX EHRMANN First Line: I weary of these noisy nights Last Line: Come, love, let us away from here. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
I weary of these noisy nights, Of shallow jest and coarse "good-cheer," Of jazzy sounds and brilliant lights. Come, Love, let us away from here. Let us lay down this heavy load; And, side by side, far from the town, Drive on some lovely country road; And, wondering, watch the sun go down. What time is left to us, come, Love. The woods, the fields shall make us whole; The nightly pageantry above Our little world, keep sweet our soul. No peace this city's madness yields -- A tawdry world in cheap veneer. Out there the lovely woods and fields. Come, Love, let us away from here. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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