Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TONIGHT, by MAURICE DU PLESSYS First Line: Tonight, while man and nature one accord encloses Last Line: Flames of marble, as they dance under torches in the gloom. Alternate Author Name(s): Flandre-noblesse, Sylvan Francois Maurice Subject(s): Night; Time; Bedtime | ||||||||
Tonight, while man and nature one accord encloses, In a palace tranquil as a tomb The gold and snow of three nymphs is transformed to roses, Flames of marble, as they dance under torches in the gloom. | 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 SYLVAN APOLOGY by MAURICE DU PLESSYS |
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