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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILENCE, by JOHN COWPER POWYS Poet's Biography First Line: My dear, that crying in the heart Last Line: They call the music of the spheres! Subject(s): Hearts; Music & Musicians; Silence; Summer; Tears; Wind | |||
My dear, that crying in the heart, When the summer's done, Hide it away, hide it apart, That none can hear it, none! If the wind and the owl and the cold raindrops Heard that crying that never stops, The crying of the daughters of men, They too would be silent -- and what then? All would be silent then again! Silent the bird of woe -- Silent the wind -- silent the strain Of the raindrops dropping slow. All would be silent and with one sigh A silent world would float on the sky. Worlds such as these, made of silent tears, They call the music of the spheres! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN OH IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUTSIDE by LARRY EIGNER |
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