An Autumn Love Cycle/I Closed My Shutters Fast Last Night

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Foreword

An Autumn Love Cycle (1928)
by Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson

I Closed My Shutters Fast Last Night

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THE CYCLE

I Closed My Shutters Fast Last Night

I closed my shutters fast last night,Reluctantly and slow,So pleading was the purple skyWith all the lights hung low;I left my lagging heart outsideWithin the dark alone,I heard it singing through the gloomA wordless, anguished tone.Upon my sleepless couch I layUntil the tranquil mornCame through the silver silencesTo bring my heart forlorn,Restoring it with calm caressUnto its sheltered bower,While whispering: "Await, awaitYour golden, perfect hour."