Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, STAR DUST, by TESSIE IRVINE


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STAR DUST, by                    
First Line: The day is done
Last Line: Shines from afar.
Subject(s): Stars


The day is done
And one by one
The shadows lengthen --
Soft and dusky arms
These lengthening shadows seem
Enfolding one
With gentle sweet caress.

I lift my eyes
Toward darkening skies;
One fleeting moment
Star-dust glows --
A faintly golden haze
Chiffons the heavens,
Melting fading blue
And deepening grey
Into expectancy. And then --
One breathless pause.

When lo! A silver beam
Shoots through the firmament aloof:
The evening star
Shines from afar.





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