Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PASTURE BARS, by CHARLES H. STONE


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THE PASTURE BARS, by                    
First Line: The evening sky is all aglow
Last Line: "co' boss, co' boss, co' boss."
Subject(s): Farm Life; Agriculture; Farmers


The evening sky is all aglow;
The sunlight falls in last caress
Upon the hills and seems to press
A parting kiss. The poplars throw
Their lengthening shadows on the grass.
Bearing their clover-gathered store,
Belated bees now homeward pass.
The stir and heat of day are o'er;
But on the evening calm I hear
The bell-like summons ringing clear:
"Co' boss, Co' boss."

An answering note comes faintly back,
The tinkle of a distant bell.
From rocky slope and leafy dell,
Following many a well-worn track,
The meek-eyed cows come down and pass
Yonder to the milking sheds,
Cropping the sweet and dewy grass
Fragrant with bending clover heads,
In calm contentment, each and all
Obedient to the evening call:
"Co' boss, Co' boss."

The drowsy bell is heard no more.
The birds and beasts have gone to rest,
Seeking on Nature's loving breast
The balm she ever holds in store.
One by one the peaceful stars,
God's acolytes, illume the sky,
And still I lean upon the bars
And dream of happy days gone by
When I too, as eve's mantle fell,
Called home the cows from hill and dell:
"Co' boss, Co' boss, Co' boss."





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