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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EVENTIDE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The silence of the brooding night
Last Line: That I may falter to thy arms.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Contentment; God
First Line: The silence of the brooding night
Last Line: That I may falter to thy arms.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Contentment; God
The silence of the brooding night,
Enfolds me with its eerie light;
I lie upon its shadowed breast
A pilgrim, wearying for rest
Nightfall! thy sable curtains steep
My very soul in solace deep,
God sends thee with thy soothing balms,
That I may falter to thy arms.
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