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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I LIFT MY CANDLE, by ELLEN ANDERSON First Line: I lift my candle as a shield Last Line: Go slinking off in shame. Subject(s): Candles; God; Night; Bedtime | |||
I lift my candle as a shield Against the creeping night, And all the powers of darkness stay Outside its ring of light. My candle lifts in praise of God Its pointed tongue of flame, And all the evil things of night Go slinking off in shame. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN |
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