The Mind
Thief in the Night
From New Poems (1918)
The MindLove
Last night a thief came to me
And struck at me with something dark.
I cried, but no one could hear me,
I lay dumb and stark.
When I awoke this morning
I could find no trace;
Perhaps 'twas a dream of warning,
For I've lost my peace.
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Codex Note
Two quatrains: a thief comes in the night and strikes with something dark, and in the morning there is no trace. 'I've lost my peace.'
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MLA
Lawrence, D. H. “Thief in the Night.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lawrence/25/.
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Lawrence, D. H. “Thief in the Night.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lawrence/25/.
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