I have been one acquainted with the night....

[greenhoodloxley.livejournal.com]

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,
O luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.


-Robert Frost-

Comments

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

That's "One luminary clock against the sky".

I love this poem.

[greenhoodloxley.livejournal.com]

I knew it wasn't O! I read it in a book the other day, then looked it up on the computer when I got home. Thank you!

I love it too. It's so full of nightly imagery...I want it to be much longer and yet, it's perfect as it is.