Love

Song in the Night

by James Elroy Flecker 1884–1915

From The Collected Poems (1916)

Love

Streets to left, and streets to right,
Dull and dank it seems,
As I wander in the night
Wakened from my dreams.
Yearning,
Burning,
Pain and smart,
Whither dost thou sink, my heart ?
Whither dost thou sink, my heart ?

There's a house with shutters green
Far away from town,
Where the river rolls serene
Moving, murmuring down.
Bowers,
Flowers !
Fold it in !
Would I were a guest within !
Would I were a guest within !

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Translation by Flecker from Otto Julius Bierbaum

MLA

Flecker, James Elroy. “Song in the Night.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/flecker/42/.

Chicago

Flecker, James Elroy. “Song in the Night.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/flecker/42/.

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