Author Burton Watson It was not the wind — the oil is gone; I hate the lamp that will not see me through the night. How hard — to make ashes of the mind, to still the body! I rise and move into the moonlight by the cold window. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments