Places among the stars,
Soft gardens near the sun,
Keep your distant beauty;
Shed no beams upon my weak heart.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Not your golden days
Nor your silver nights
Can call me to you.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Here I stay and wait

Poet: Stephen Crane
Poem: 23. Places among the stars
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Poem of the Day: Nov 20 2002

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