See, where the falling day In silence steals away, Behind the western hills withdrawn; Her fires are quench'd, her beauty fled, With blushes all her face o'erspread, As conscious she had ill fulfill'd The promise of the dawn! Another morning soon shall rise, Another day salute our eyes As smiling, and as fair as she, And make as many promises; But do not thou The tale believe, They're sisters all, And all deceive. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW IT STRIKES A CONTEMPORARY by ROBERT BROWNING ROLL-CALL by NATHANIEL GRAHAM SHEPHERD LAIS' MIRROR by DECIMUS MAGNUS AUSONIUS SONNET TO BRITAIN by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN THE QUAKER POET; VERSES ON SEEING MYSELF SO DESIGNATED by BERNARD BARTON SAD MADRIGAL, SELECTION by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |