Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A CALM SUMMER'S NIGHT, by JOHN NICHOLSON First Line: The night is calm, the cygnet's down Last Line: And loath to say good night. Alternate Author Name(s): Nicholson Of Kirkcudbright, John Subject(s): Love; Night; Bedtime | ||||||||
The night is calm, the cygnet's down Scarce skims the lake along; The throstle to the hazel's flown, To trill his evening song. The curling woodbine now appears More sweet than fragrant gems; The sky a robe of crimson wears, The scale-clad beetle hums. What pleasure, walking with my Jane, Earth's truest, best delight, Returning to embrace again, And loath to say good night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN LET ME NOT HATE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CLASS SONG (WHICH WILL BE SUNG ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY) by GEORGE SANTAYANA |
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