IT WAS NEAR MIDNIGHT, by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNINPoem ExplanationPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: It was near midnight when I entered Last Line: As a saucer of water
It was near midnight when I entered: She was asleep; the moon was shining Through her window, lighting up The dangling satin of her blanket. She lay face up, Bare breasts parted, And as she slept, her life was still As a saucer of water.
