Amy Levy (1861-1889). In the Nower. J. C. Squire, ed. 1921. A Book of Women's Verse

J. C. Squire, ed. A Book of Women’s Verse. 1921.

In the Nower

By Amy Levy (1861–1889)


DEEP in the grass outstretched I lie,
Motionless on the hill;
Above me is a cloudless sky,
Around me all is still:

There is no breath, no sound, no stir,	5
The drowsy peace to break;
I close my tired eyes—it were
So simple not to wake.