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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EVENING TRAINS, by MARY TRUE AYER
First Line: Through shadowy trees in brilliant flight
Last Line: Weird torches flaming, racing there.
Subject(s): Evening; Railroads; Trees; Sunset; Twilight; Railways; Trains
First Line: Through shadowy trees in brilliant flight
Last Line: Weird torches flaming, racing there.
Subject(s): Evening; Railroads; Trees; Sunset; Twilight; Railways; Trains
Through shadowy trees in brilliant flight
Swift evening trains enchant the night
Like beautiful birds with golden eyes,
Exotic birds with eerie cries,
By dark mystic pools they blithely fare;
Weird torches flaming, racing there.
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