Edward Hirsch Night Poems
- 1. After A Long Insomniac Night
I walked down to the sea in the early morning
after a long insomniac night.
... - 2. To Poetry
Donâ??t desert me
just because I stayed up last night
watching The Lost Weekend.
... - 3. What The Last Evening Will Be Like
You're sitting at a small bay window
in an empty café by the sea.
It's nightfall, and the owner is locking up,
though you're still hunched over the radiator,
... - 4. Poor Angels
At this hour the soul floats weightlessly
through the city streets, speechless and invisible,
astonished by the smoky blend of grays and golds
seeping out of the air, the dark half-tones
... - 5. Lay Back The Darkness
My father in the night shuffling from room to room
on an obscure mission through the hallway.
Help me, spirits, to penetrate his dream
... - 6. The Widening Sky
I am so small walking on the beach
at night under the widening sky.
The wet sand quickens beneath my feet
and the waves thunder against the shore.
... - 7. For The Sleepwalkers
Tonight I want to say something wonderful
for the sleepwalkers who have so much faith
in their legs, so much faith in the invisible
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