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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE GLOAMING, by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY
First Line: Twas long ago, so long I hardly dare
Last Line: Will the sweet shadow steal a-down the stair?
Subject(s): Memory; Past
First Line: Twas long ago, so long I hardly dare
Last Line: Will the sweet shadow steal a-down the stair?
Subject(s): Memory; Past
'T was long ago, so long I hardly dare
To reckon, when in morning's mellow gleam,
A shining shadow down the shining stair,
Glided to meet me like a tender dream.
'T was long ago, the gentle violets
Their hues have gathered and their fragrance shed
So many times that jealous memory frets
No longer that the morn from her has fled.
'T was long ago, the selfish world without
My soul so oft has harried with its strife,
And swept the selfish world within to rout,
That the fair morning seems another life.
'T was long ago, but sometimes ask I yet:
Before the gloaming darkens will the air
Grow luminous again? ere I forget
Will the sweet shadow steal a-down the stair?
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