Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHTFALL, by GAILEEN GREENLEE



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NIGHTFALL, by                    
First Line: When twilight shadows softly fall
Last Line: Nightfall.
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight


When twilight shadows softly fall,
And peaceful rest is nigh,
I hear again the night call,
As it goes soaring by.

The rabbits find a sheltered place,
The cricket chirps near.
I hear the coyote's howl far off,
Its voice so plaintive clear.

The barnyard family is asleep,
Or in a quiet rest;
The sun has slipped beyond the deep,
But left its glory in the west.

A breeze stirs faintly through the trees,
Reigning kingdom over all;
The vesper of the departed day
Rests on God's world.
Nightfall.





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