Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Acquainted With the Night: Robert Frost.

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain - and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,
But not to call me back or say good-bye;

And further still at an unearthly height,
One luminary clock against the sky
Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.

I have been one acquainted with the night.

A lonely rain poem. It's raining outside, and it's my favorite kind: gray, thick, drenching. Perfect for a melancholy flop on the couch and a gaze out the window into the evening.

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