Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIME, by LILLIE EDSON HOLLAND First Line: In the black sky tonight, down by the dune Last Line: To go my way as leaf and grass, and shed no tear. Subject(s): Aging; Mothers; Time | ||||||||
In the black sky tonight, down by the dune, A silver cradle hangs, a slim young moon; And young once more am I, and softly croon My babe to sleep. Years slip away too soon! Close to my heart I hold him, as I plan All the brave things he'll do when grown a man; That time seems far away, as I the future scan. But how the days sped by, they fairly ran. Now I am old and withered, brown and sere Like last year's leaf, that somehow lingers here After the tree's been stripped -- I do not fear To go my way as leaf and grass, and shed no tear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND THE BRIDGE: PROEM. TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE by HAROLD HART CRANE BREAKFAST by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON PROLOGUE TO THE PLAY OF HENRY THE EIGHTH by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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