Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUMMER EVENING, by ARTHUR PETERSON Poet's Biography First Line: A night of june, the stars were bright Last Line: Midnight struck through the lattice-bars. Subject(s): Evening; Summer; Sunset; Twilight | ||||||||
A night of June, the stars were bright, And all the air was warm and soft, And round about us floated oft Some sweet perfume, and then took flight. Your dress was some pale summer stuff, Its light was all we cared to have, I at your feet, and near enough Sitting to feel your fan's slow wave. Of ghosts we talked, told mystic tales Which made both turn, almost afraid, And peer into the woodbine's shade, Moved to and fro by gentle gales. In the late evening, growing still At last, you gazed long at the stars, And I at your fair face, until Midnight struck through the lattice-bars. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN FEBRUARY EVENING IN NEW YORK by DENISE LEVERTOV THE HOUSE OF DUST: 1 by CONRAD AIKEN TWILIGHT COMES by HAYDEN CARRUTH IN THE EVENINGS by LUCILLE CLIFTON NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE A CLOUD FANCY by ARTHUR PETERSON |
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