Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE QUIET AND SOLEMN NIGHT, by WILLIAM MOTHERWELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Bids startled virtue own its power! Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, Isaac Subject(s): Night; Danger | ||||||||
In the quiet and solemn night, When the moon is silvery bright, Then the screech owl's eerie cry Mocks the beauties of the sky: Tu whit, tu whoo, Its wild halloo Doth read a drowsy homily. From yon old castle's chimneys tall, The bat on leathern sail doth fall In wanton-wise to skim the earth, And flout the mouse that gave it birth. Tu whit, tu whoo, That wild halloo Hath marred the little monster's mirth. Fond lovers seek the dewy vale, That swimmeth in the moonshine pale ; But maids ! beware, when in your ear The screech-owl screams so loud and clear: Tu whit, tu whoo, Its wild halloo Doth speak of danger lurking near. It bids beware of murmured sigh, Of air-spun oath and wistful eye; Of star that winks to conscious flower Through the roof of leaf-clad bower : Tu whit, tu whoo, That wild halloo Bids startled virtue own its power! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STORMING TOWARD A PRECIPICE by SIMON J. ORTIZ ESSAY: THE EARLIEST WORLD by ELENI SIKELIANOS CLIMBING A TREE by DAVID WAGONER THE MYSTERY OF THE CAVES by MICHAEL WATERS PLAYING IT SAFE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE SWORD by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE PERIL AS A POSSESSION by EMILY DICKINSON OUR HILL by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY JEANIE MORRISON by WILLIAM MOTHERWELL |
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