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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHT MAGIC, by RUTH ELLIOT
First Line: When the wail of the swamps and the
Last Line: That's a breath of eternity.
Subject(s): Moon; Night; Bedtime
First Line: When the wail of the swamps and the
Last Line: That's a breath of eternity.
Subject(s): Moon; Night; Bedtime
WHEN the wail of the swamps and the marsh-hen's call,
And the moan of the southern pine
All meet 'neath the rays of a yellow moon,
And the charm of a hoot-owl's whine
In the magic sway of a southern night,
And the call of the southern sea,
There's a thrill to life and a rush of joy
That's a breath of eternity.
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