Nature
Irradiations: XIII
From Irradiations: Sand and Spray (1915)
Nature
As I went through the city by day
I saw shadows in sunlight:
But in the night I saw everywhere
Stars within the darkness.
(A coldly fluting breeze:
Dark Pan under the trees.
Low laughter: up the sky
A star like a street-lamp left on high.)
As I went through the city by day
I was hustled by jostling people.
But in the night, the wind of the darkness
Whispered, "Hush!" to my soul.
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Fletcher, John Gould. “Irradiations: XIII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher/17/.
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