Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT IN A GARDEN, by MARY MORRIS DUANE


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NIGHT IN A GARDEN, by                    
First Line: The night is still
Last Line: And life eternal springs.
Subject(s): Birds; Dreams; Gardens & Gardening; Life; Night; Nightmares; Bedtime


The night is still,
The stony paths are dim;
In silent fear
The Garden waits for Him --
The trees are black
Upon the eastern sky,
A night bird calls
At His slow passing by.

The cedar boughs
Bend dark above His head --
The night moth flies
From Him in fluttering dread --
The flowers sleep;
No mortal thing may go
To comfort Him
In His almighty woe.

Heavy with dreams
The three disciples lie --
Alone He prays
This Cup may pass Him by.
An angel bends
With strength-enfolding wings,
He stoops, He drinks,
And life eternal springs.





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