Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PUCK, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O it was puck! I saw him yesternight Last Line: Of starshine sharpened on his batwing shoe. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Fairies; Fantasy; Night; Elves; Bedtime | ||||||||
O IT was Puck! I saw him yesternight Swung up betwixt a phlox-top and the rim Of a low crescent moon that cradled him, Whirring his rakish wings with all his might, And pursing his wee mouth, that dimpled white And red, as though some dagger keen and slim Had stung him there, while ever faint and dim His eery warblings piped his high delight: Till I, grown jubilant, shrill answer made, At which all suddenly he dropped from view; And peering after, 'neath the everglade, What was it, do you think, I saw him do? I saw him peeling dewdrops with a blade Of starshine sharpened on his batwing shoe. | 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 BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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