Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOOD NIGHT, by EFFIE WALLER SMITH Poet's Biography First Line: Dear earth, I am going away to-night Last Line: And I rise from my slumber to put it on. Subject(s): Death; Earth; Dead, The; World | ||||||||
Dear earth, I am going away to-night From your long-loved hills and your meadows bright; I know I should miss you when I am dead If a better world came not in your stead. For the sweet, long days in your woodlands spent, And your starry dusks, I shall not lament; For greater than all the wonders you show, O earth, is the secret I soon shall know. Good night! And now as I fall asleep I give you the garment I wore to keep; You will hold it safely till morning dawn And I rise from my slumber to put it on. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS GEOMETAPHYSICS by MARGARET AVISON NIAGARA by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN I SEE CHILE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR by AGHA SHAHID ALI WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL THE EARTH IS A LIVING THING by LUCILLE CLIFTON A GOOD-BYE by EFFIE WALLER SMITH |
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