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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FORMALITY AND THE SOUL: 2. JAMES MACNEIL WHISTLER, by KARL W. BIGELOW First Line: Night- / a silver moonbeam on a golden strand Last Line: Flitting thru the night. Subject(s): Humanity; Whistler, James Abbott (1834-1903) | |||
Night— A silver moonbeam on a golden strand. Black ocean— An ocean, undulating and black. A gray dawn. The souls of men— Some white, some gray, some black, All souls of men— Flitting about in the black darkness of the night. Humanity— Deep-rooted kindliness. A something snatching— Always snatching at the heart-strings, Snatching and appealing. Souls— Flitting thru the night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR THE SAKE OF RETRIEVAL by LINDA BIERDS BEFORE THE MIRROR (VERSES WRITTEN UNDER A PICTURE) by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE FORMALITY AND THE SOUL: 1. JOHN SINGER SARGENT by KARL W. BIGELOW CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS MEMORY by HAYDEN CARRUTH MAIDENHOOD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW FOR MY OWN TOMBSTONE by MATTHEW PRIOR DEEDS OF VALOR AT SANTIAGO by CLINTON SCOLLARD INTIMATE VISION by JOSEPHINE BATES |
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