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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT MIDNIGHT, by TED KOOSER Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Somewhere in the night Last Line: About his shoulders Subject(s): Thought; Old Age; Sunrise; Mallards; Drakes | |||
Somewhere in the night, somewhere in the night a dog is barking. Somewhere in the night a dog is barking, starlight like beads of dew a long his tight chain. No one is there beyond the dark garden, nothing to bark at, nothing to bark at except the thoughts of some old man sending his memories out for a midnight walk, a rich cape woven of many loves swept recklessly about his shoulders. Somewhere in the night, Somewhere in the night, Somewhere in the night a dog is barking. No one is there, no one is there except the thoughts and memories of many loves, many loves, many loves, of many loves, many- | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DUCK-CHASING by GALWAY KINNELL PORTRAIT OF THE GREAT WHITE HUNTER FOXHUNTING IN THE ABSENCE OF BIG... by CLARENCE MAJOR ESSAY: DUCKS by ELENI SIKELIANOS THE WILD DUCK'S NEST by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE MALLARDS PASS UNHARMED by LAURA FRANCES ALEXANDER TO A WILD DUCK by BERNICE GIBBS ANDERSON |
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