Night Song at Amalfi
I asked the heaven of stars
What should I give my loveIt answered me with silence,
Silence above.
Down where the fishes go---
It answered me with silence,
Silence below.
Or I could give him song---
But how can I give silence
My whole life long.
"Born in St Louis, educated privately, and became part of
Harriet Monroe's Poetry Magazine circle in Chicago.
She won Pulitzer Prize in 1918."
Source: Strand and Boland. The Making of a Poem.
(BEAUTIFUL !! NO WONDER SHE WON PULITZER PRIZE. OUR TALENTED CYNTHIA FOUND THIS SONG WHICH IS ADORING OUR PAGE. THANKS CYNTHIA) NEW WORLD
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