William H. Simpson. Country Night. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

Country Night

By William H. Simpson


From “Along Old Trails” NIGHT, you have soft fur,
And it is black;
I hear you purr, purr.

Night, you fly to my door,
A tired raven	5
From the world quarters four.

(Is your nest in the hedge
By the road,
Or on the moon’s edge?)

Night, you are a sleepy girl—	10
Arms around my neck,
Your dark hair in a whirl.