John Ashbery: Quotes about the night

John Ashbery was poet from the United States. Explore interesting quotes on night.

John Ashbery: 28 quotes 1 like

“The summer demands and takes away too much. /But night, the reserved, the reticent, gives more than it takes”

John Ashbery book Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror

Source: Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

Summer , Night

“In the beginning there are those who don't quite fit in
But are somehow okay. And then some morning
There are places that suddenly seem wonderful:
Weather and water seem wonderful,
And the peaceful night sky that arrives
In time to protect us, like a sword
Cutting the blue cloak of a prince.”

John Ashbery

"A Snowball in Hell"
Source: April Galleons (1987)

Peace , Water , Time , Weather

“Somewhere someone is traveling furiously toward you,
At incredible speed, traveling day and night,
Through blizzards and desert heat, across torrents, through narrow passes.
But will he know where to find you,
Recognize you when he sees you,
Give you the thing he has for you?”

John Ashbery

A Wave (1984)
Source: "At North Farm" ( Electronic Poetry Center: At North Farm https://writing.upenn.edu/epc/authors/ashbery/north.html)

Travel , Night , Speed