Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT SONG, by ALICE PHELPS RIDER


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NIGHT SONG, by                    
First Line: Night comes. / the dream lake pales into a murmured song
Last Line: Night glows.
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime


Night comes.
The dream lake pales into a murmured song;
The slender rushes stir
As with a whisper from some unseen space.
The dream lake pulses with the sudden whir
Of tiny breezes, flitting in the place
Where ghosts, mist-washed with fancies, breathe again
Encircled with a throng
Of memories.
Night comes.

Night glows.
The saffron moon is riding, even now
The breathless air is filled with mystery
More potent than the gleaming magic light
Of an Aladdin's lamp.
A lone bird cries
Into the moon washed night
And then is still.
The south wind sighs
A bit, and with a sudden thrill
The waves in ripples dance upon the shore.
The lake wakes not from dreams of other moons ...
Peace holds the world.
Night glows.





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