A Knock Unknown (poem)
On misty night upon a sleepless shore
The hope now lost he struggled to regain
A knock unknown did darken chamber door
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Would morning’s eyes restore his evermore
Was music which would fill his heart with pain
On misty night upon a sleepless shore
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As memories formed rivers on the floor
Some shadow added depth to tease his strain
A knock unknown did darken chamber door
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He shouted out what loss did it search for
What emptiness which it could not maintain
On misty night upon a sleepless shore
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To endlessness each pulse would offer more
As vast tomorrows seconds would maintain
A knock unknown did darken chamber door
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The course of knife no meaning could restore
The end of life might make confusion wane
On misty night upon a sleepless shore
A knock unknown did darken chamber door