Francis William Bourdillon Night Poems

  • 1.
    The night has a thousand eyes,
    And the day but one;
    Yet the light of the bright world dies
    With the dying sun.
    ...
  • 2.
    Who knows the deeps, where the water sleeps
    Leagues from the light away?
    Who knows the heights, where myriad lights
    Fill heaven with endless day?
    ...
  • 3.
    LONG ago, on a bright spring day,
    I passed a little child at play;
    And as I passed, in childish glee
    She called to me, â??Come and play with me!â?
    ...
  • 4.
    Light falls the rain
    On link and laine,
    After the burning day;
    And the bright scene,
    ...
  • 5.
    The night has a thousand eyes,
    And the day but one;
    Yet the light of the bright world dies
    With the dying sun.
    ...
  • 6.
    Watchman, watchman, what of the night,
    What of the night to tell?
    The heavens are dark, and never a light
    But the far-off flicker of Hell.
    ...
Total 6 Night Poems by Francis William Bourdillon

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