Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT, by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: When morning shows her first faint flush
Last Line: And dark — so dark becomes the night.
Subject(s): Day; Life; Love


When morning shows her first faint flush,
I think of the tender blush
That crept so gently to your cheek
When first my love I dared to speak;
How, in your glance, a dawning ray
Gave promise of love's perfect day.

When, in the ardent breath of noon,
The roses with passion swoon;
There steals upon me from the air
The scent that lurked within your hair;
I touch your hand, I clasp your form —
Again your lips are close and warm.

When comes the night with beauteous skies,
I think of your tear-dimmed eyes,
Their mute entreaty that I stay,
Although your lips sent me away;
And then falls memory's bitter blight,
And dark — so dark becomes the night.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net