Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNDERTONES, by BEULAH WINDLE SCALLIN


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First Line: Apollo's steeds are hastening to their home
Last Line: That greet the night as day her mantle flings.
Subject(s): Olympus (mountain), Greece


Apollo's steeds are hastening to their home
On far Olympus. See, his chariot-sun
In nearing limit of the daily run,
This moment wheels behind the edge of night;
While in its wake, a dust all luminous
Bewilders with enchantment of delight.
Harsh notes are muffled and the air is rife
With nestling birds and crooning insect-life;
With filmy sighs that end the children's day
As dreamland fairies spirit them away;
With lovers' heart-beats, quickened as they near
The trysting-hour. These undertones are dear
To those in tune with witching, vibrant things
That greet the night as day her mantle flings.





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