Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHT AND A CHILD, by NICK AARON FORD First Line: Dark grey clouds massed themselves Last Line: The child dreamed of heaven. Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
Dark grey clouds massed themselves Into martial battalions And scudded angrily across the sky. A little child peered out Through an open window To watch the awesome pageant. Suddenly, a long spiral flash of lightning Shot out from beneath the Flitting dome of darkness, Leaving in its wake A mighty burst of thunder Which reverberated Through a thousand hidden caverns And shook the earth. The child, afraid, Snatched down the window-blind. The night wept. A million tiny worlds Scampered out from its swollen eyelids And dashed themselves against the earth, Spilling a flood of colorless blood Upon the ground. The music of the falling tears Became a lullaby: The child slept; the night smiled. Angry clouds rushed away To hide themselves From the cheerful glances Of a thousand twinkling, dancing eyes. The queen of the sky Rode out in her silvery chariot And gazed upon the universe: The child dreamed of Heaven. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE TO LIVE MERRILY AND TO TRUST TO GOOD VERSES by ROBERT HERRICK |
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