Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MAY NIGHT, by BEATRICE PAYNE MORGAN


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MAY NIGHT, by                    
First Line: So still the tree stands in the night
Last Line: So still.
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime


So still the tree stands in the night,
Its quivering silence seems to fill
The earth that lies in the moon's light
So still!

How sweet the blossoming tree! The spill
Of silken petals, drifting, white,
Patches with snow the shadowy hill.

What immemorial, secret rite
Holds the fields mute? What darkling thrill?
For Ishtar waits the earth tonight
So still.





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