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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ABSENCE, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I cannot sleep, the night is hot and empty Last Line: All of earth's children bow before her will. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Absence; Separation; Isolation | |||
I cannot sleep, the night is hot and empty, My thoughts leave nothing lovely in my heart, You love me, and I love you, life is passing, We are apart. The August moonlight vibrates with the voices Of insects and their passions frail and shrill -- Oh from what whips, oh from what secret scourgings All of earth's children bow before her will. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EVENING OF THE MIND by DONALD JUSTICE CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME by JANE KENYON THE PROBLEM by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN THIS UNMENTIONABLE FEELING by DAVID LEHMAN |
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