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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PORTENT, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Red cradle of the night
Last Line: The dusky child! !
Subject(s): Prophecy & Prophets; Children
First Line: Red cradle of the night
Last Line: The dusky child! !
Subject(s): Prophecy & Prophets; Children
Red cradle of the night,
In you
The dusky child
Sleeps fast till his might
Shall be piled
Sinew on sinew.
Red cradle of the night,
The dusky child
Sleeping sits upright.
Lo! how
The winds blow now!
He pillows back;
The winds are again mild.
When he stretches his arms out,
Red cradle of the night,
The alarms shout
From bare tree to tree,
Wild
In afright!
Mighty shall he be,
Red cradle of the night,
The dusky child! !
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