Nature

XX

by William Ernest Henley 1849–1903

From Hawthorn and Lavender, with Other Verses

Nature

After the grim daylight,
Night--
Night and the stars and the sea!
Only the sea, and the stars
And the star-shown sails and spars--
Naught else in the night for me!

Over the northern height,
Light--
Light and the dawn of a day
With nothing for me but a breast
Laboured with love's unrest,
And the irk of an idle May!

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Henley, William Ernest. “XX.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/henley/105/.

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Henley, William Ernest. “XX.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/henley/105/.

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