Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SUNSET, by HERBERT BASHFORD



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SUNSET, by                    
First Line: Like some huge bird that sinks to rest
Last Line: It lays a scarlet, outstretched wing.
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight


LIKE some huge bird that sinks to rest,
The sun goes down -- a weary thing --
And o'er the water's placid breast
It lays a scarlet, outstretched wing.





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