in the dark hours

One of my favourites from this much-cherished 1973 collection ... by Robert Graves:


She tells her love while half asleep

She tells her love while half asleep,
In the dark hours,
With half-words whispered low:
As Earth stirs in her winter sleep
And puts out grass and flowers
Despite the snow,
Despite the falling snow.

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Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)

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