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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILVER NIGHT, by HELEN MCGAUGHEY First Line: Upon the road of night I walk in rain Last Line: Endowed by all this silver solitude. | |||
Upon the road of night I walk in rain, A darkling spirit by the storm set free. Forever in my soul there will remain The silver sound of this telegraphy. The sky now speaks to tree, and tree to bush, -- The bush to grass that whispers to the shore; The sea uncurls long waves into a hush Before the silver strain begins once more. I lift my face to front the windy sky, With eyelids closed receive the cooling touch From slender fingers of the rain and try Remembering that the world can't matter much. So I retrace my steps in peaceful mood Endowed by all this silver solitude. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NIGHT DRIVE by HELEN MCGAUGHEY PEDANTIC LITERALIST by MARIANNE MOORE IN WALKED BUD WITH A PALETTE by CLARENCE MAJOR OUR LADY by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE CLARE'S DRAGOONS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS FAUSTINE by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE REVELATION by ROBERT PENN WARREN MY BALD HEAD by PIERRE JEAN DE BERANGER |
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