Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN PRAISE OF NIGHT, by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907)



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First Line: No breath of morning wakes
Last Line: Alas! 'tis day.
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime


No breath of morning wakes
The languid dreaming night;
Nor through the thick leaves breaks
A gleam of light.

But on the brooding calm,
And ghostly silence deep,
Is shed a dreamy balm
Of Rest and Sleep.

Then sudden, thro' the trees,
Listening, unstirred around,
Flutters a fairy breeze
With whispering sound.

And straightway from the throat
Of some half-waking bird,
One hestitating note,
Dawn's earliest word.

And then the tranquil night,
Faints in the garish ray. -
Loud song, and broader light,
Alas! 'tis Day.




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