Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SUNSET IN SUSSEX, by LEONARD HARMON ROBBINS First Line: The winds blow soft across the hill Last Line: Broods o'er it like the sunset glow. Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight | ||||||||
The winds blow soft across the hill. Below outspreads a world of green, A world of woods and fields, until The purple mountains frame the scene. The sunset red has tinged the west; A shining brook reflects the glow. A distant church bell clear and low Is lulling all the land to rest. In the far city's toil and strife Men bear their weight of care alone. Straining for freedom, light and life, They feel the struggle all their own. Here on the silent hill we know This rolling earth is God's earth still, And his serene and certain will Broods o'er it like the sunset glow. | 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 NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE NEWARK'S MORNING SONG by LEONARD HARMON ROBBINS |
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