Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by FORD MADOX FORD Poet's Biography First Line: Oh! Purer than the day new-born Last Line: Come soon! Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox Subject(s): Day; Nature; Night; Bedtime | ||||||||
OH! purer than the day new-born, More candid than the pearlèd morn, Come soon and set the day in tune All through the sun-bathed afternoon; Come soon! Oh! sweeter than the roses be, Subtler than balm or rosemary, Come now, and 'neath this orchard bough Hark to the tranquil sea-wind's sough: Come now! More rhythmic when you step than tunes Wafted o'er waves in summer moons, Bide here, and in my longing ear Murmur the words I crave to hear; Bide here! Here, in the shadowy sacred place, Close up your eyes, hide, hide your face, And, in the windless silence, rest. Now the cool night falls; dear and blest, Now sleep, a dim and dreamless sleep, Whilst I watch over you and keep Your soul from fears. Now sleep! Oh! purer than the morning light, And more beloved than dead of night, Come soon to set the world in tune From midnight till the dial marks noon: From dawn till the world's end. Come soon! Come soon! | 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 |
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