Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG FOR THE EVEN-TIDE, by PAUL T. GILBERT



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SONG FOR THE EVEN-TIDE, by                    
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!"





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