Harriet Monroe, ed. (18601936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 191222. | | A Hymn to Night | By Max Michelson |
| From May in the City COME, mysterious night; | |
Descend and nestle to us. | |
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Descend softly on the houses | |
We built with pride, | |
Without worship. | 5 |
Fold them in your veil, | |
Spill your shadows. | |
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Come over our stores and factories, | |
Hide our prideour shame | |
With your nebulous wings. | 10 |
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Come down on our cobbled streets: | |
Unleash your airy hounds. | |
Come to the sleepers, night; | |
Light in them your fires. | | | |
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