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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NIGHT WATCH, by WILLIAM WINTER Poet's Biography First Line: Beneath the midnight moon of may Last Line: When will the morning break? | |||
BENEATH the midnight moon of May, Through dusk on either hand, One sheet of silver spreads the bay, One crescent jet the land; The black ships mirrored in the stream Their ghostly tresses shake -- When will the dead world cease to dream? When will the morning break? Beneath a night no longer May, Where only cold stars shine, One glimmering ocean spreads away This haunted life of mine; And, shattered on the frozen shore, My harp can never wake -- When will this night of death be o'er? When will the morning break? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOUNT AUBURN by WILLIAM WINTER ON THE VERGE by WILLIAM WINTER THE HEART'S ANCHOR by WILLIAM WINTER THE PASSING BELL AT STRATFORD by WILLIAM WINTER |
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