Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TWILIGHT, by T. A. WIGGINTON


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TWILIGHT, by                    
First Line: The glow has given place to soft, white light
Last Line: Is like a stab of pain in quiet heart.
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight


The glow has given place to soft, white light,
Like a white flame of candle, growing dim.
There are no shadows, but a paling light,
Like candle, socket-low, gives place to dusk.
It is but little short of miracle
That leaves on slender stems, and slender trunks
Of late-grown trees with heavy crowns of leaves
Should hang without a quiver, or should stand
As still as sentinel at listening post,
Or as a devotee in silent prayer.
The only sound, cicada's strident chant,
Is like a stab of pain in quiet heart.





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