Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE MOON, by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Poet's Biography First Line: Bush and vale are filled by thee Last Line: In the night alone. Subject(s): Moon; Night; Soul; Bedtime | ||||||||
Bush and vale are filled by thee With a silver haze, And my soul thou hast set free With thy soothing rays. And thy gentle beams descend Kindly where I go, Like the mild eye of a friend On my joy and woe. Echoes of the times gone by Tremble through my heart, "Twixt delight and grief I ply, Evermore apart. Dearest river, flow, oh flow! Joy cannot abide. Play and kisses vanished so, Faithfulness beside. Once--oh, could I but forget!-- It was mine: the rare! And it is a torture yet Memories to bear. River, flow the vale along, Without rest or ease, Murmur, whisper to my song Gentle melodies! Swelling in the winter night With thy roaring flood, Bubbling in the spring's delight Over leaf and bud! Blessed is he who walks apart, Though no hate he bears, Holds a friend within his heart; And with him he shares All that steals, by men unguessed, Or by men unknown, Through the maze of his own breast In the night alone. | 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 A SONG FROM THE COPTIC by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE FAUST: SCENE 1. PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE |
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