Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIDE AND SEEK, by MARCUS S. C. RICKARDS First Line: Night, of nights that were and are / tenderest, best! Last Line: For a while! Subject(s): Death; Guilt; Night; Dead, The; Bedtime | ||||||||
NIGHT, of nights that were and are Tenderest, best! Bid clear moon and silvery star Aid his quest. Pledged to seek the trysting grot, He is waiting, she is not: Has her truant heart forgot To be blest? Soft winds! are a lover's sighs Kindred breath? Then, or passion-sick he lies, Save from death: Ere its last his bosom heaves, Blow aside yon masking leaves, Blabbing not, as he perceives What he saith. Breathing not her charming fright When her guile Stands unveiled, nor his delight At her smile; Guilt its penalty has brought, Yet, kind gales, pray whisper naught That she suffers (now she's caught) For a while! | 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 A DREAM OF PERFECTION by MARCUS S. C. RICKARDS |
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