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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ATOM, by CLAUDE DU BEAU First Line: A white shaft falls athwart the universe Last Line: Falls. It is night. Subject(s): Atoms; Light; Universe | |||
A white shaft falls athwart the Universe And from the dark beyond drifts an atom Into the light. It whirls slowly round and round and in reverse, And pauses momentarily, then to the bottom Falls. It is night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HYMN TO THE STARS by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS CONCLUSION by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS AN ELEGY FOR THE PAST by MARVIN BELL BOOK OF TRIBUTES: COSMORAMA by ELENI SIKELIANOS I WILL SING YOU ONE-O by ROBERT FROST ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE by ROBERT FROST NURSING HOME: THE DOLL by KAREN SWENSON BEN KARSHOOK'S WISDOM by ROBERT BROWNING OLNEY HYMNS: 35. LIGHT SHINING OUT OF DARKNESS by WILLIAM COWPER |
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