Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BROKEN PROMISE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: After the crisp of fall Last Line: And a broken promise is their doom. Subject(s): Autumn; Mountains; Fall; Dead, The; Nightmares; Human Race; Bedtime | ||||||||
AFTER the crisp of fall, There is beautiful summer weather: In the air is a wondrous Call, And tied things strain at their tether, And creeping and flying things Walk swift or essay their wings. Then, a cold Word comes in the night, Bringing a message of blight: And the creeping things and the flying (Ah, the myriad lives effaced, And the pity of trust misplaced!) At morn, are dead or dying. Man, in his knowledge, hath understood: But the humbler folk of the earth and air In their vast and vocal brotherhood (They only petition for living-room) Do fondly dream that the spring has come, Till their very blood beats frolicsome: But they misinterpret a Semblance fair, And a Broken Promise is their doom. | 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 BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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