BEND low, O dusky Night, And give my spirit rest. Hold me to your deep breast, And put old cares to flight. Give back the lost delight That once my soul possest, When Love was loveliest. Bend low, O dusky Night! Enfold me in your arms -- The sole embrace I crave Until the embracing grave Shield me from life's alarms. I dare your subtlest charms; Your deepest spell I brave, -- O, strong to slay or save, Enfold me in your arms! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COWBOY VERSUS BRONCHO by JAMES BARTON ADAMS SYMPHONY OF THE SOIL by EVA K. ANGLESBURG A STREET SKETCH by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY THE WANDERING JEW by PIERRE JEAN DE BERANGER GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE by JOEL BLAU MOUNT SINAI by HORATIO (HORATIUS) BONAR |