Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT FALLS ON THE BRIDGE, by SELDEN LINCOLN WHITCOMB


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NIGHT FALLS ON THE BRIDGE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sand, sand, sand
Last Line: South dakota, nebraska.
Subject(s): Farm Life; South Dakota; Agriculture; Farmers


Sand, sand, sand;
Clay banks with tall bushes,
Above them the timber.
The west is a wonder of colors;
The night chill of autumn descends on the valley.

The farm teams creep homeward,
Over the bridge—
Swinging on the boats that support it,
Swaying tiny flares of the gas jets
Just lighted
By a dim, slow, silent figure—
Creep toward barns dim in the distance,
Toward barely visible cornfields.

Early stars
Shine on the bridge of the river,
On the silent old lamp-lighter,
As the teams creep home to the farms,
As the night chill of autumn descends on the valley;
Shine down where the commonwealths meet,
South Dakota, Nebraska.





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