Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PALACE OF THE BABIES, by WALLACE STEVENS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The disbeliever walked the moonlit place Subject(s): Night; Loneliness; Babies; Bedtime; Infants | ||||||||
The disbeliever walked the moonlit place, Outside of gates of hammered seraf??n, Observing the moon-blotches on the walls. The yellow rocked across the still fa??ades, Or else sat spinning on the pinnacles, While he imagined humming sounds and sleep. The walker in the moonlight walked alone, And each black window of the building balked His loneliness and what was in his mind: If in a shimmering room the babies came, Drawn close by dreams of fledgling wing, It was because night nursed them in its fold. Night nursed not him in whose dark mind The clambering wings of birds of black revolved, Making harsh torment of the solitude. The walker in the moonlight walked alone, And in his heart his disbelief lay cold. His broad-brimmed hat came close upon his eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER |
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