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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE END OF THE DAY, by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: I hear the bells at eventide Last Line: Good night.' Alternate Author Name(s): Scott, D. C. Subject(s): Evening; Nature; Sunset; Twilight | |||
I HEAR the bells at eventide Peal softly one by one, Near and far off they break and glide; Across the stream float faintly beautiful The antiphonal bells of Hull; The day is done, done, done, The day is done. The dew has gathered in the flowers, Like tears from some unconscious deep: The swallows whirl around the towers, The light runs out beyond the long cloud bars, And leaves the single stars; 'T is time for sleep, sleep, sleep, 'T is time for sleep. The hermit thrush begins again, -- Timorous eremite -- That song of risen tears and pain, As if the one he loved was far away: 'Alas! another day --' 'And now Good Night, Good Night,' Good Night.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN FEBRUARY EVENING IN NEW YORK by DENISE LEVERTOV THE HOUSE OF DUST: 1 by CONRAD AIKEN TWILIGHT COMES by HAYDEN CARRUTH IN THE EVENINGS by LUCILLE CLIFTON NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE AT THE CEDARS by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT |
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