Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TRAITOR, by JOHN COWPER POWYS Poet's Biography First Line: Judas am I, or peter Last Line: And my love looking at me! Subject(s): Betrayal; Faces; Fate; Judas Iscariot (d. 30 A.d.); Love; Night; Peter, Saint (c. 64 A.d.); Silver; Destiny; Bedtime | ||||||||
Judas am I, or Peter, Or am I only one Set by malicious destiny Between the moon and sun? Silver upon the land! Silver upon the sea! A world of silver in my hand -- And my Love looking at me. It is not only the Lord, Who in the high priest's hall, Looks on the man who can betray, Till bitterly weeping, he turns away, Too common grows that word. Put out the altar-light! Let no wine redden the floor. Cover that lovely face from sight! Let me go forth into the night, And see that look no more. Silver upon the land! Silver upon the sea! A world of silver in my hand -- And my Love looking at me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN |
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