Somewhere in the night, somewhere in the night a dog is barking. Somewhere in the night a dog is barking, starlight like beads of dew a long his tight chain. No one is there beyond the dark garden, nothing to bark at, nothing to bark at except the thoughts of some old man sending his memories out for a midnight walk, a rich cape woven of many loves swept recklessly about his shoulders. Somewhere in the night, Somewhere in the night, Somewhere in the night a dog is barking. No one is there, no one is there except the thoughts and memories of many loves, many loves, many loves, of many loves, many- | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BURIAL OF BOSTON CORBETT (ONE WARDEN TO ANOTHER) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BALLADE OF DEAD FRIENDS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON IN PICCADILLY by ISAAC ROSENBERG HYMN OF THE CITY by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HYMN OF THE EARTH by WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING (1817-1901) BOSTON HYMN; READ IN MUSIC HALL, JANUARY 1, 1863 by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE LOST SHEEP by SARAH PRATT MCCLAIN GREENE |