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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EVOLUTION, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Out of the dusk a shadow
Last Line: Life again.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Life; Life Change Events
First Line: Out of the dusk a shadow
Last Line: Life again.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Life; Life Change Events
OUT of the dusk a shadow,
Then, a spark;
Out of the cloud a silence,
Then, a lark;
Out of the heart a rapture,
Then, a pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
Life again.
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