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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IT WAS NEAR MIDNIGHT, by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: It was near midnight when I entered Last Line: As a saucer of water | |||
It was near midnight when I entered: She was asleep; the moon was shining Through her window, lighting up The dangling satin of her blanket. She lay face up, Bare breasts parted, And as she slept, her life was still As a saucer of water. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN AN EMPTY HOUSE by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN RUSSIAN SPRING by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN THE GOD OF NOON by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN HIGH UP ON A SNOWY PEAK by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN ENDLESS DOWNPOUR by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN GRAVE OF RACHEL by IVAN ALEKSEYEVITCH (ALEXEYVICH) BUNIN OCTAVES: 8 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE SOUND OF THE SEA; SONNET by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |
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