Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STILL NIGHT, by HELEN PRICE First Line: Still night - only the tap of trees Last Line: Except when the heart remembers. Subject(s): Night; Silence; Bedtime | ||||||||
Still nightonly the tap of trees Beating their boughs together, Staccato cadence the winter breeze Plays in November weather. Only the stroke of a distant clock Tolling a slow eleven, Only the snap of a tiny fire Shooting its sparks to heaven. Still night, going on silent feet As the flames recede to embers; Beauty that passes cannot return Except when the heart remembers. | 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 |
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