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NOCTURNE
All the earth a hush of white,
White with moonlight all the
skies;
Wonder of a winter night -
And . . . your eyes.
Hues no palette dares to claim
Where the spoils of sunken ships
Leap to
light in singing flame -
And . . . your lips.
Darkness as the shadows creep
Where the embers sigh to rest;
Silence of
a world asleep -
And . . . your breast.
Amelia Josephine Burr [1878-
From: Stevenson, Burton Egbert.
The Home Book of Verse.
This poet:
[Author index]
This collection assembled by Jone Johnson Lewis.
Collection © 1999-2002 Jone Johnson Lewis.
Citing poems from these pages:
| Author. "Poem Title." Women's History: Poems by Women. Jone Johnson Lewis, editor. URL: (date of logon) |
