Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN EVEN COMETH ON, by LUCY EVANGELINE TILLEY First Line: The mother-heart doth yearn at eventide Last Line: When even cometh on shall all fare home. Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight | ||||||||
THE mother-heart doth yearn at eventide, And, wheresoe'er the straying ones may roam, When even cometh on they all fare home. 'Neath feathered sheltering the brood doth hide; In eager flights the birds wing to their nest, While happy lambs and children miss the sun, And to the folds do hurtle one by one, As night doth gather slowly in the west. All ye who hurry through life's busy day, Hark to the greeting that the Ages tell, "The sun doth rise and set, hail and farewell." But comfort ye your heart where'er ye stray, For those who through this little day do roam, When even cometh on shall all fare home. | 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 THE RHINOCEROS by HILAIRE BELLOC |
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