Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TWO STARS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Day has her star, as well as night Last Line: That earth receives its dead. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Day; Night; Stars; Bedtime | ||||||||
Day has her star, as well as Night, One star is black, the other white. I saw a white star burn and pant And swirl with such a wildness, once -- That I stood still, and almost stared Myself into a trance! The star of Day, both seen and heard Is but a little, English bird; The Lark, whose wings beat time to his Wild rapture, sings, high overhead; When silence comes, we almost fear That Earth receives its dead. | 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 A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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