Deep in the Night

Sara TeasdaleDreamy

Deep in the night the cry of a swallow, Under the stars he flew, Keen as pain was his call to follow Over the world to you.

Love in my heart is a cry forever Lost as the swallow's flight, Seeking for you and never, never Stilled by the stars at night.

Sara Teasdale

Mood:: Dreamy
Topics:: star, night, love, longing, swallow

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Sara Teasdale’s speaker is alone at night, listening to a swallow’s cry as it flies beneath the stars. The bird’s call sounds sharp as pain, and it seems to be traveling across the world toward someone far away. That image carries the whole poem: her love feels the same way.

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