"Summer Silence" by E. E. Cummings

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Eruptive lightnings flutter to and fro Above the heights of immemorial hills; Thirst-stricken air, dumb-throated, in its woe Limply down-sagging, its limp body spills Upon the earth. A panting silence fills The empty vault of Night with shimmering bars Of sullen silver, where the lake distils Its misered bounty.—Hark! No whisper mars The utter silence of the untranslated stars.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "Summer Silence" was published in Volume XCV of The Harvard Advocate on March 7, 1913.   E. E. Cummings was born on in 1894, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His collections of poetry include Tulips and Chimneys (T. Seltzer, 1923) and 50 Poems (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940). He died in 1962.   Poetry by Cummings   Selected Poems (Liveright, 2007)  "The Florist Wears Knee-Breeches" by Wallace Stevens "Come Slowly—Eden (211)" by Emily Dickinson "Garden Under Lightning" by Leonora Speyer Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038