Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE QUESTION, by CLAUDE HOUGHTON Poet's Biography First Line: May darkness write the words dawn must not read? Last Line: But dare not breathe their message to the rose. Subject(s): Dreams; Night; Nightmares; Bedtime | ||||||||
MAY darkness write the words dawn must not read? The darkness dreams the dreams dawn never knows Strange flowers blossom in the realms of night, But dare not breathe their message to the rose. | 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 CHANT D'AUTOMNE by CLAUDE HOUGHTON |
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