I hear the stars still singing To the beautiful, silent night, As they speed with noiseless winging Their ever westward flight. I hear the waves still falling On the stretch of lonely shore, But the sound of a sweet voice calling I shall hear, alas! no more.
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First published in Fifty Years & Other Poems (1917). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1] [2]
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Cite this poem
James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938).
“I Hear the Stars Still Singing.” First published in Fifty Years & Other Poems (1917).
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