THIS is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,
Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,
Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou
lovest best.
Night, sleep, death and the stars.
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night, sleep, stars and death
From guest gershon hepner (contact)
NIGHT, SLEEP, STARS AND DEATH
The hour of the soul, said Walt,
away from books, is based on themes
no poet worth his salt can fault.
The first is night, the source of dreams,
the second sleep, where dreams are made,
the third the stars to which dreams reach
the last and fourth, don't be afraid,
is death, which can't the rest impeach,
because it cannot be enjoyed,
experienced only once the soul
has fled, and therefore in its void
is ludicrous as grand guignol.
Inspired by a poem by Walt Whitman which was one of the many that were discuss by Michael Silverblatt's guests on KCRW this afternoon.
A Clear Midnight
THIS is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,
Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,
Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou
lovest best.
Night, sleep, death and the stars
© 2009 Gershon Hepner 4/2/09
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From guest suseann
In briefness,this piece encompasses life and it's many colored hues in exquisite terms.An assimilation of motions and emotions of considerable magnitudes. -
A clear midnight
This thy hour means, soul is now free to fly away where no explanation s necessary, ,where one can be free of poetic urges driving one to write,;Day- day of the soul on earth is over, and it has undergone whatever lesson it had to learn while alive;Silence which leads to thoughts-themes take rest in real night-long sleep,that is death ,with its own stars.
Nuggehalli Pankaja -
Perfection
From guest Joey Minetto (contact)
"Thee fully forth emerging" - The imagery that correlates with this is captivating: fully forth emerging indicating coming in a whole form in to something else; which in this case is sleep. Beautiful. -
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Please take a look at Mermaid's comment which was posted in July.
Of you read back through the comments you will often get good insights into how others interpret the poems.
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"A Clear Midnight" is a beautiful rendering of the soul's journey from the night (no light), sleep (last earthly sight, death (final bodily function) and the stars (the "heavens"). There is no fear, just the act, and the soul has a clear passageway.
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wonderful
love the way the ending comes to a closure of
Night, sleep, death and the star.
it's quite meticulous in how the whole form seem to clasp together, as one tears a part of its passion from all the books, art, as simply phrased with "the day erased, the lesson done"
well there i go again, hopping all over the place like a skinless rabbit, guess that means i've harboured the ship that sails in from "A Clear Midnight".
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wow its amazing very few words can mean so much.
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This poem gives some peace in my heart. Knowing you can say that everything that you can possibly do and knowing that you gave all that you can you did. I would rank this poem fine.
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I love this poem, it gives me a interpeace. Knowing that at the end of the day, you can say, well done, yes well done, indeed.
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I love this poem. For me, its a simple kind of beuaty. The simplicity elevates the poem and makes it perfect. It kind of makes me feel like every day needs to be lived fully, so at the end of the day you can have earned that feeling of peace, that worldess glory that Whitman writes here.
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heaven sent
Words cannot describe how beautifully mastered this heaven sent but blunt poem is. It has it's own way of reaching people, for me it lifted not only my heart, but my soul as well. -
hey does anyone know any background information on this poem, like what was Walt's inspiration for it
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Love the poem and the musical setting by Lee Hoiby. Except you guys messed up the last line. It should read, "Night, sleep, death and the stars." Can't forget that extra word!
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i have always loved "walt" this is spectacular writing it's short but still detailed enough to create an almost undescribable image. love the stars and the way he made it clear about getting away from the troubles of life and to just let your mind wander
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Awesome!
Short by sweet What a wonderful poem! Very well done indeed 
Thanks for sharing yet another masterpiece!
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Wow. Very beautiful. I want to say poetic, but does that make sense? With this, yes. Because a poem does not neccessarily mean poetic. This is poetic. Exquisite.....
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relaxing indeed. And enchantingly beautiful. In awe of Mr. Whitman yet again
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Very beautiful poem.
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a true awakening of the slumber in dreams and stars
the finest hour indeed!
thank you promoting the exquisite peace
kinda gives me a new retrospect of art!
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