Far Rockaway Night Till Morning
Far Rockaway Night Till Morning - meaning Summary
Night's Sea-born Chorus
The poem gives a speaker’s simple, urgent account of a foggy coastal night and a song that seems to come from the sea. The recurring cry Hoi-a-loa
anchors memory and desire, transforming the night into an unforgettable, defining experience. The speaker claims exclusive devotion to that night, suggesting the sea’s sound overwhelms other impressions and becomes the only song worth seeking thereafter.
WHAT can we say of the night? The fog night, the moon night, the fog moon night last night? There swept out of the sea a song. There swept out of the sea-torn white plungers. There came on the coast wind drive In the spit of a driven spray, On the boom of foam and rollers, The cry of midnight to morning: Hoi-a-loa. Hoi-a-loa. Hoi-a-loa. Who has loved the night more than I have? Who has loved the fog moon night last night more than I have? Out of the sea that song -can I ever forget it? Out of the sea those plungers -can I remember anything else? Out of the midnight morning cry: Hoi-a-loa: -how can I hunt any other songs now?
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