Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT CLOSE OF DAY, by JON STEFANSSON First Line: When sunny hills are draped in velvet shadows Last Line: And pass away. Alternate Author Name(s): Gjallandi, Thorgils Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight | ||||||||
WHEN sunny hills are draped in velvet shadows By summer night And Lady Moon hangs out among the tree tops Her crescent bright; And when the welcome evening breeze is cooling My fevered brow And all who toil rejoice that blessed night time Approaches now -- When out among the herds the bells are tinkling, Now clear, now faint, And in the woods a lonely bird is voicing His evening plaint; And when the breeze with drowsy accent whispers Its melody, And from the brook the joyous cries of children Are borne to me; When fields of grain have caught a gleam of moonlight But dark the ground -- A pearl-gray mist has filled to over-flowing The dells around; Some golden stars are peeping forth to brighten The eastern wood; -- Then I am resting out upon my doorstep, In nature's mood. My heart reflects the rest and sweet rejoicing Around, above; And beauty is the universal language And peace and love; And all things seem to join in benediction And prayers for me; And at Night's loving heart, both earth and heaven At rest I see. And when the last of all my days is over -- The last page turned -- And whatsoever shall be deemed in wages That I have earned: -- In such a mood I hope to be composing My sweetest lay; And then -- extend my hand to all the world And pass away. | 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 |
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