Within the dark and silent void of night I heard a bird voice call, Thrilling and bright. How dauntlessly the tiny carol rang, The very voice of Faith and Joy made real! And then—oh, hark! across the dark Another answered it; and yet another, Each vying with his brother To send a sweeter note From out his unseen throat: "Rejoice! at last, at last, Dawn comes, and Night is past!" And, lo, upon my sight, Brighter and yet more bright, Up the glad hills of Morning, came the Light! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: IRMA LEESE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE RIVER OF LIFE by THOMAS CAMPBELL WASHINGTON MONUMENT BY NIGHT by CARL SANDBURG THE FOOL'S PRAYER by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL TO SPAIN - A LAST WORD by EDITH MATILDA THOMAS LEGENDARY LIGHTS by ALTER ABELSON |