The poem for this week is by Robert Browning's Meeting At Night, written in 1845. I chose this one as it is not only a lovely poem, but because it is also in keeping with the sea theme that I have going through this blog (in addition to the star theme, of course!).
The gray sea and the long black land;
And the yellow half-moon large and low;
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep,
As I gain the cove with pushing prow,
And quench its speed i' the slushy sand.
Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;
Three fields to cross till a farm appears;
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match,
And a voice less loud, through its joys and fears,
Than the two hearts beating each to each!
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