Nature
At Midnight
From Flame and Shadow (1920)
Nature
Now at last I have come to see what life is,
Nothing is ever ended, everything only begun,
And the brave victories that seem so splendid
Are never really won.
Even love that I built my spirit's house for,
Comes like a brooding and a baffled guest,
And music and men's praise and even laughter
Are not so good as rest.
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MLA
Teasdale, Sara. “At Midnight.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/287/.
Chicago
Teasdale, Sara. “At Midnight.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/287/.
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