Most merciful God Look kindly upon An impudent child Who wants sitting on. This evening late I went to the door And then to the gate There were more stars -- more Than I could have expected, Even I! I was amazed, Almighty, August! I was utterly dazed, Omnipotent! Just In a word I was floored, Good God of Hosts -- Lord! That at this time of day They should still blaze away, That thou hadst not rejected Or at least circumspected Their white silver beauty -- Was it spite? Was it duty? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHAMBER MUSIC: 9 by JAMES JOYCE CAPUT MORTUUM by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE DESOLATE FIELD by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE GRINDSTONE by ROBERT FROST APPRECIATION by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TO THE FAIR CLARINDA, WHO MADE LOVE TO ME by APHRA BEHN FRAGMENT, ON THE BACK OF THE POET'S MS. OF CANTO I OF 'DON JUAN' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON REPORT OF AN ADJUDGED CASE, NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY BOOKS by WILLIAM COWPER |