Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN NEW YORK: 4. IN THE NIGHT, by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY


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IN NEW YORK: 4. IN THE NIGHT, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Drifting, groping / for delight
Last Line: Not there?
Subject(s): Love; Night; Sleep; Wind; Bedtime


Drifting, groping
For delight;
Longing, hoping
All the night.
Perfume of
Blossomed hair --
Where is love?
Ah, no, not there! . . .
Not there.

Turning, turning,
Sleepless-eyed,
Something burning
At my side --
Winds that sweep
Poppied hair,
Where is sleep?
Ah, no, not there! . . .
Not there?





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