MIIDNIGHT THOUGHTS -Joe Wilson Written at Midnight, July 18th, 1859. I GAZED on the dark blue sky, One summer's still midnight, And my lips breathed forth a sigh As I long'd for the morning's light, For sleep had deserted mine eyes, And I could not calmly rest, And again as I look'd at the skies, My heart beat quick in my breast. What thoughts then flewthrough my brain At that silent hour of night, Scenes past, were present again, Like a vision-supremely bright; Dear forms appear'd to mine eyes, And faces I long had mourn'd, Seemed around me again to rise, And the once happy past return'd.
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