Nature
The stars are twinkling in the sky
From The Poets and the Poetry of the Century, ed. Alfred H. Miles
Nature
The stars are twinkling in the sky
As to the pit I go;
I think not of the sheen on high,
But of the gloom below.
Not rest or peace, but toil and strife,
Do there the soul enthral;
And turn the precious cup of life
Into a cup of gall.
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Skipsey, Joseph. “The stars are twinkling in the sky.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/skipsey/3/.
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Skipsey, Joseph. “The stars are twinkling in the sky.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/skipsey/3/.
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