Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE DIAL, by JOHN BANISTER TABB



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THE DIAL, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A dreamer in the dark, I grow
Last Line: "behold, thy kingdom too must fall."
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Day; Night; Bedtime


A dreamer in the dark, I grow
Prophetic in the morning glow;
Thereon a slender shade I throw --
A sign in Babylon to say,
"Thou'rt in the balance weighed, O day,
Found wanting, and shalt waste away."
And now in Night's pavilion, all
The stars are writing on the wall,
"Behold, thy kingdom too must fall."





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