Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF NEW YORK: FIFTH AVENUE AT NIGHT, by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE Poet's Biography First Line: Like moonstones drooping from a fair queen's Last Line: Tread of far feet. Subject(s): Fifth Avenue, New York City; Night; Streets; Bedtime; Avenues | ||||||||
LIKE moonstones drooping from a fair queen's ears The pale lights seem -- White gems that shimmer when the dark appears And the old dream -- The ancient dream that comes with every night Through the long street -- The quiet and the shadows, and the light Tread of far feet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHINATOWN BLUES by CLARENCE MAJOR KEEP DRIVING by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE DEEP IN EUROPE by TOMAS TRANSTROMER IN THE STREETS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER EVENING SONG ON OUR STREET by DAVID WAGONER ANGLOSAXON STREET by EARL (EARLE) BIRNEY SONNET: 24. THE STREET by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A STEP AWAY FROM THEM by FRANK O'HARA (1926-1966) CITY ROOFS by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE |
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