Nature
A Starry Night
Nature
A cloud fell down from the heavens,
And broke on the mountain's brow;
It scattered the dusky fragments
All over the vale below.
The moon and the stars were anxious
To know what its fate might be;
So they rushed to the azure op'ning,
And all peered down to see.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “A Starry Night.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/418/.
Chicago
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “A Starry Night.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/418/.
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