Alice Meynell (1847-1922). At Night. Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. 1922. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse

Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.

At Night

By Alice Meynell (1847–1922)


HOME, home from the horizon far and clear,
Hither the soft wings sweep;
Flocks of the memories of the day draw near
The dovecote doors of sleep.

O, which are they that come through sweetest light	5
Of all these homing birds?
Which with the straightest and the swiftest flight?
Your words to me, your words!