Morning, Noon and Night
James Weldon Johnson 1871 (Jacksonville) – 1938 (Wiscasset)
When morning shows her first faint flush,
I think of the tender blush
That crept so gently to your cheek
When first my love I dared to speak;
How, in your glance, a dawning ray
Gave promise of love's perfect day.
When, in the ardent breath of noon,
The roses with passion swoon;
There steals upon me from the air
The scent that lurked within your hair;
I touch your hand, I clasp your form —
Again your lips are close and warm.
When comes the night with beauteous skies,
I think of your tear-dimmed eyes,
Their mute entreaty that I stay,
Although your lips sent me away;
And then falls memory's bitter blight,
And dark — so dark becomes the night.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCC DDEEFF GGCCHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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