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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUIET, by SALLIE ROSS SANDERS
First Line: Tan leaves and brown leaves
Last Line: It is evening.
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight
First Line: Tan leaves and brown leaves
Last Line: It is evening.
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight
Tan leaves and brown leaves,
Silently whirling,
Now fall on black-shadowed water,
Floating gently;
A gray bird with hushed song
Skims over the surface
Of the dark pool.
One, two, three sunbeams
Peep elfinly through the leaves;
They are gone,
Leaving only gray shadows
Creeping stealthily over the water.
The pool, the bird, the trees
Are gray shadows;
Peace, calm, quiet reign --
It is evening.
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