Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CITY HALL AT NIGHT, by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON First Line: Dim, dark and spectral loom Last Line: Into view. Subject(s): Night; Poetry & Poets; Bedtime | ||||||||
I. Dim, dark and spectral loom Long hall and empty room, Weird as the crack of doom Stark and aloof. Hung like a far balloon, Faint as the waning moon Clock tower warns midnight, soon Stark and aloof. Windows are pools of ink; Doors, cavern mouths, to brink Weird passages to link Dungeon and roof; Arc-lights, reflected, blink ... Stark and aloof! II. So, fancy, challenged, caught, Weirdly has read and wrought, Weaving the spell it sought Into view. See, shafts of golden light, Rain-like, have streaked the night, Radiant, warm and bright, Into view. High lights in bold relief, Golden beyond belief, Dispel the gloom and grief; Ever anew Light weaves both woof and weaf Into view. | 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 NEW YEAR'S SYMPHONY by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON APPLES OF GOLD IN A NETWORK OF SILVER (FOR A FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY) by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON |
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