Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE DARK, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O in the depths of midnight Last Line: And wait for me somewhere. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Night; Pain; Rain; Bedtime; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
O In the depths of midnight What fancies haunt the brain! When even the sigh of the sleeper Sounds like a sob of pain. A sense of awe and of wonder I may never well define, -- For the thoughts that come in the shadows Never come in the shine. The old clock down in the parlor Like a sleepless mourner grieves, And the seconds drip in the silence As the rain drips from the eaves. And I think of the hands that signal The hours there in the gloom, And wonder what angel watchers Wait in the darkened room. And I think of the smiling faces That used to watch and wait, Till the click of the clock was answered By the click of the opening gate. -- They are not there now in the evening -- Morning or noon -- not there; Yet I know that they keep their vigil, And wait for me Somewhere. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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