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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE UNQUIET, by DAVID O'NEIL
First Line: He thought to solve
Last Line: For its silence.
Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: He thought to solve
Last Line: For its silence.
Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness
He thought to solve
The unquiet of his heart,
In the stillness of solitude;
But the ticking of the clock,
Penetrated the silence;
Then song-sparrows sang
In the evergreens at his window;
And there came the ache
Of a heavily loaded wagon
Straining
Up the hill;
And the voices of things in his room
Clamored,
Till he sought the noise of the city
For its silence.
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