I CAN'T sleep, and there's no light, Mirk all round and restless slumber, Tickings near me without number, Monotonous clock measuring night! O you Fates with old wives' chatter, Sleepy night so softly swaying, Life with mouselike pitter-patter, Why vex me, what are you saying? Boring whispers what implying? Do you murmur or complain? Can't you tell me what you're seeking, Calling me or prophesying? Oh for someone to explain That dark language you are speaking! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK FEAR AND LOVE by EGMONT HEGEL ARENS PSALM 113 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE COMPLAINS OF THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE; AN IDYLLIUM by BION AN INFANTRYMAN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |