Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG FOR THE EVEN-TIDE, by PAUL T. GILBERT First Line: The day is dropping off to sleep Last Line: "and whether he dreams of me!" Subject(s): Evening; Yale University; Sunset; Twilight | ||||||||
THE day is dropping off to sleep, And homeward lag the dusty sheep, Leaving the bars behind; The stars keep watch in the southern sky, With a cricket's song for a lullaby, And the voice of the vesper wind. Now, when the shepherds of the vale Were gathering for the evening tale, With sallies fancy-free, Bo-Peep lay watching the clouds above, She was dreaming of one she used to love, "And whether he dreams of me!" | 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 |
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