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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILENCE, by MARCELLA DARLING MILBURN
First Line: The flooding, black silence of the night
Last Line: In the streets outside.
Subject(s): Silence; Thought; Thinking
First Line: The flooding, black silence of the night
Last Line: In the streets outside.
Subject(s): Silence; Thought; Thinking
The flooding, black silence of the night
Surges into my ears,
And goes rumbling through my consciousness,
Driving away the pretty thoughts
That I would have
Before I go to sleep—
The hazy, lovely-colored, fairy thoughts
Of flowers and gardens bright
And evening songs—
Leaving a tightening fear
Of gloomy, clouded seas
Holding ill-fated ships;
Of blackening, roaring forests;
And of stealthy shadows
In the streets outside.
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