Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NIGHT LIGHT, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY


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THE NIGHT LIGHT, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When there is no moon
Last Line: Has flown away!
Subject(s): Beds; Children; Night; Sleep; Childhood; Bedtime


WHEN there is no moon,
And the night is still;
And the window opens
On the dark hill,
And the little fairy,
Flying by,
Can look into my window
And see me as I lie.

All through the hours,
No matter how late,
A slim light burns
On a pale gray plate.
It makes a little circle
Round as round,
Light on the ceiling,
Shadow on the ground.

When I sleep and dream,
When I wake and see,
The little night-light
Is there by me.
It makes no noise,
Yet it seems to sing—
A far-off sound
Like a beating wing!

When the white stars dim
And the East grows bright
All that is left
Of my little night-light
Is a ring of wax
On a plate of gray—
For the pale, little flame
Has flown away!





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