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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUNSET, by EMMET PENDLETON
First Line: The entire western sky is all ablaze
Last Line: The ending day of all may plan to bring!
Alternate Author Name(s): Pendleton, Robert Emmet
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight
First Line: The entire western sky is all ablaze
Last Line: The ending day of all may plan to bring!
Alternate Author Name(s): Pendleton, Robert Emmet
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight
The entire western sky is all ablaze
With pyrotechnics, marvelously grand,
That flare up brightly in a distant land.
The final sparkle of the sun's last rays.
The gorgeousness of colorings amaze.
Some cloud-drifts catch the gleams and make a strand
Of precious gems to richly grace the band
Of gold that parts the amethyst of haze.
The eventide is here. The closing day
Is marked with splendency of nature's store,
Regards befitting well the greatest thing.
There comes from this magnificent display
Of brilliance cause to contemplate -- what more
The ending day of all may plan to bring!
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