Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, REACTION, by JOHN COWPER POWYS


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First Line: Oh heart, sink into yourself and rally
Last Line: Return to your solitude, oh heart!
Subject(s): Forests; Hearts; Love; Night; Railroads; Woods; Bedtime; Railways; Trains


Oh heart, sink into yourself and rally
The old fierce strength of your lonely mood --
Tho' the train goes whistling thro' the valley,
And the moths go fluttering thro' the wood.

The cold dew rises from field and river,
The night-wind wanders from hill to hill,
The tall June grasses sigh and quiver,
Oh heart, sink into yourself, be still!

Have done with love and its shilly-shally!
Have done with love and its poison-smart!
Oh heart, sink into yourself and rally
The old fierce strength of your lonely mood --
Let the train go whistling thro' the valley
And the moths go fluttering thro' the wood.
Return to your solitude, oh heart!





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