Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT MELODIES, by MARGARET HAIGHT MARTIN


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NIGHT MELODIES, by                    
First Line: I have lain awake at night
Last Line: Where silver was before.
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime


I have lain awake at night
And heard the whisper of the leaves;
Their shadows black against the moon;
While they bent low to touch the eaves.

I have heard --
The crooning melodies of rain
Pattering on the roof at night
Stippling the boards with silver stain.

And when my heavy eyes would close,
I've heard the waves upon the sands,
The lilting, humming of the wind,
As it whirled the trees with unseen hands.

Then later when the breakers threw
Their loads upon the shore --
I noted there was glistening gold,
Where silver was before.





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