Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ABSENCE, by SARA TEASDALE 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. | Other Poems of Interest...AFTER CALLIMACHUS by JOHN HOLLANDER 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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