LIKE dark dreams stand the houses, Stretched out in lengthened row; And shrouded close in my mantle I silently by them go. The bell of the Cathedral Chimes midnight from above; I know, with charms and kisses, Now waits for me my Love. The moon is my companion, Who kindly leadeth me; At last I reach her dwelling, And cry out joyfully: "Old Confidante, I thank thee That thou hast lit my way! Shine on, now that I leave thee, And lend the rest thy ray! "And should'st thou find a lover, Who lonely makes his moan, Give him the same dear comfort That I, of old, have known." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLOWER-GATHERING by ROBERT FROST THE LITANY [TO THE HOLY SPIRIT] by ROBERT HERRICK TO THE LADYBIRD by MOTHER GOOSE ON BURNING A DULL POEM; WRITTEN IN 1729 by JONATHAN SWIFT SONNET: 2. FEBRUARY AFTERNOON by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS WITH A COPY OF CALVERLEY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 17. THE DIFFICULT ADVENTURE by PHILIP AYRES |