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THE TWO STARS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: DAY HAS HER STAR, AS WELL AS NIGHT
Last Line: THAT EARTH RECEIVES ITS DEAD.
Subject(s): DAY; NIGHT; STARS; BEDTIME;

Day has her star, as well as Night,
One star is black, the other white.
I saw a white star burn and pant
And swirl with such a wildness, once --
That I stood still, and almost stared
Myself into a trance!
The star of Day, both seen and heard
Is but a little, English bird;
The Lark, whose wings beat time to his
Wild rapture, sings, high overhead;
When silence comes, we almost fear
That Earth receives its dead.



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