Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HEAVENS AT NIGHT, by CHRISTIAN ERNST SCHNEIDER


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THE HEAVENS AT NIGHT, by                    
First Line: I love to lie at eventime
Last Line: Of god's celestial truth.
Subject(s): Admiration; Night; Wandering & Wanderers; Youth; Bedtime


I love to lie at eventime
And gaze up toward the sky;
To search for dippers and the like
As lazy clouds roll by.

I love the azure dome above,
Bestudded with great stars—
So clear, so bright, so perfect-like—
So free of aught that jars.

No doubt these stars will always shine
So long as earth needs light;
And lads like me will lie and gaze
At the alluring sight.

Yes, even now, I feel quite sure,
On near or distant hill,
Are lying favored lads like me
Enjoying priceless thrill.

I doubt if there shall ever be,
So long as there be sky,
One moment but this sight shall please
Some beauty-loving eye.

And I shall nevermore forget
These moments of my youth
When I enjoyed this precious bit
Of God's celestial truth.





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