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NIGHTFALL (1) by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN

Poet Analysis

First Line: COOL WHISPER OF THE TREES
Last Line: THE NIGHT IS COME.
Subject(s): NIGHT; BEDTIME;
Cool whisper of the trees,
And odorous gloom,
The silent falling of the dew,
Sweet unforgettable ecstasy of sound
Of leaves drinking the young dew.
Bluer -- dimmer -- stiller --
The night is come.


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