by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)

With glass like a bull's‑eye
Language: English 
With glass like a bull's-eye,
  And shutters of green,
Down on the cobbles
  Lives Mrs. MacQueen,

At six she rises;
  At nine you see
Her candle shine out
  In the linden tree:

And at half-past nine
  Not a sound is nigh
But the bright moon's creeping
  Across the sky;

Or a far dog baying;
  Or a twittering bird
In its drowsy nest,
  In the darkness stirred;

Or like the roar
  Of a distant sea
A long-drawn S-s-sh
  In the linden tree.

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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-13
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