Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By ElizabethStoddard

429 A Summer Night

I FEEL the breath of the summer night,

Aromatic fire:

The trees, the vines, the flowers are astir

With tender desire.

The white moths flutter about the lamp,

Enamoured with light;

And a thousand creatures softly sing

A song to the night!

But I am alone, and how can I sing

Praises to thee?

Come, Night! unveil the beautiful soul

That waiteth for me.