Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER First Line: Oh beautiful night, oh, beautiful night Last Line: Of those charms which the earth doth possess. Subject(s): Beauty; Moon; Night; Bedtime | ||||||||
Oh beautiful night, oh, beautiful night, How weak are mere words to express The thoughts that arise in my soul by the sight Of those charms which the earth doth possess. The moon's bright reflection in the rippleless lake, The trees, sombre shadows of dun, The dark purple hills in the distance awake The thought which in daytime I shun. The myriad stars seem like holes in the sky Where the glory of Heaven sifts through, And that fantastic cloud I view scurrying by Takes the shape of a swift kangaroo. The soft, gentle zephyrs which rustle the trees Seem to sing to my soul a sweet tune, And my sub-conscious self is again at the knees Of my mother, and lists to her croon. I recall that sweet song which thrilled with delight As she sang to a youngster of four, "Oh, Mother, how pretty the moon is tonight, It was never so pretty before." I remember those eyes gazing up at the moon, 'Tis the same moon that now greets my sight, And I choke back the tears as I hark to the tune Of the whispering breezes of night. And the ghosts of the past are now stalking abroad, The mists of the valley take shape, They wander the roads which in past years I've trod, They now grip me, I cannot escape. Oh, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful night, How weak are mere words to express The thoughts that arise in my soul by the sight Of those charms which the earth doth possess. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN A DROP OF INK by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER |
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