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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECURITY, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: The noonday smiles to hear
Last Line: As fathomless as gloom.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Night; Noon; Bedtime
First Line: The noonday smiles to hear
Last Line: As fathomless as gloom.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Night; Noon; Bedtime
The noonday smiles to hear
The oft-repeated tale
Of shadows lurking near
Her sunbeams to assail;
Nor heeds the placid night
A prophecy of doom
To drown her stars in light
As fathomless as gloom.
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