Meeting at Night is a romantic poem by Robert Browning, an English poet and playwright. His poem beautifully captures the sense of anticipation and excitement that comes with a secret meeting. Born in 1812, Robert Browning was a popular Victorian poet known for his dramatic monologues and exploration of complex psychological themes.
Meeting at Night by Robert Browning
The grey sea and the long black land;
And the yellow half-moon large and low;
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep,
As I gain the cove with pushing prow,
And quench its speed i’ the slushy sand.
Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;
Three fields to cross till a farm appears;
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match,
And a voice less loud, thro’ its joys and fears,
Than the two hearts beating each to each!