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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DUSK, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Dusk over the lake
Last Line: That I shatter the moon with an oar.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Absence; Dusk; Separation; Isolation
First Line: Dusk over the lake
Last Line: That I shatter the moon with an oar.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Absence; Dusk; Separation; Isolation
Dusk over the lake,
clouds floating
heat lightning
a nightmare behind branches;
from the swamp
the odor of cedar and fern,
the long circular
wail of the loon -
the plump bird aches for fish
for night to come down.
Then it becomes so dark
and still
that I shatter the moon with an oar.
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