Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SUNSET, by ISABEL WHITEHOUSE TOPPIN


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SUNSET, by                    
First Line: In the glory and splendor of sunset
Last Line: The ship of my dreams sailed away!
Subject(s): Evening; Regret; Sunset; Twilight


In the glory and splendor of sunset,
At close of a long, weary day,
From a barren shore, lonely and dreary,
The ship of my dreams sailed away!

I was hopeful and young when I launched it,
To sail for the Isle of Success;
Aspirations and efforts were noble,
Its mission, to cheer and to bless.

A light on a shore beckoned onward,
'Mid storms on a wild, heaving sea,
Through the mist and the fog of life's billows; --
And I knew that it beckoned to me.

We moored at the port of its leading,
For the "fuel" of "lessons to learn;"
For storing "provisions" of knowledge; --
A soul's wealth to give in return!

The day at the port was a long one;
The lessons and tasks were severe;
The anchor was rusted with waiting; --
And the skies, until sundown, were drear.

At last came the twilight -- a sunset!
And at close of the long, weary day,
From a barren shore, lonely and dreary, --
The ship of my dreams sailed away!





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