by Whitman · Cluster: Stars · Night · Military Camp
Abstract
Short lyric: only after day’s dazzle and clangor fade do stars and the true inner symphony emerge.
Connections
Motifs: Stars, Night, Light and Dark, Silence, Music and Song Themes & Concepts: Self-Knowledge Forms & Genres: Lyric, Fragment
Testo integrale / Full text
Cluster: SANDS AT SEVENTY
After the dazzle of day is gone,
Only the dark, dark night shows to my eyes the stars;
After the clangor of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band,
Silent, athwart my soul, moves the symphony true.