Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT IN THE OZARKS, by OPAL HARDAWAY



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NIGHT IN THE OZARKS, by                    
First Line: Night, when you lay black velvet paws
Last Line: In man, in work, in lowly sod.
Subject(s): Night; Ozarks (mountains); Bedtime


Night, when you lay black velvet paws
Upon these hills, -- these Ozark hills,
The wanderlust that ever gnaws
Within my heart, your magic stills.
When moonlight sweeps a wooded slope
Such loveliness bespeaks of God,
Thus is restored my faith, my hope
In man, in work, in lowly sod.





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