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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PLEASANT DARK, by ANNETTE WYNNE
First Line: The pleasant dark that comes at night
Last Line: Is just as friendly as the light
Subject(s): Darkness; Night
First Line: The pleasant dark that comes at night
Last Line: Is just as friendly as the light
Subject(s): Darkness; Night
THE pleasant dark that comes at night
Is just as friendly as the light,
Dark wraps a curtain over all ''"
The trees, the houses, far and tall;
The pleasant dark comes down to bless
The world with mother-tenderness.
She folds her children in her arms
And keeps them safe from loud alarms;
The far green hills where children play-
Are hidden till the brand-new day.
For hills and eyelids know what's best ''"
That darkness-time is time for rest.
The pleasant dark that comes at night
Is just as friendly as the light.
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