When twilight shadows softly fall, And peaceful rest is nigh, I hear again the night call, As it goes soaring by. The rabbits find a sheltered place, The cricket chirps near. I hear the coyote's howl far off, Its voice so plaintive clear. The barnyard family is asleep, Or in a quiet rest; The sun has slipped beyond the deep, But left its glory in the west. A breeze stirs faintly through the trees, Reigning kingdom over all; The vesper of the departed day Rests on God's world. Nightfall. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BEAN-STALK by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE LAMENTATION OF GLUMDALCLITCH FOR THE LOSS OF GRILDRIG by ALEXANDER POPE A SONG TO CELIA by CHARLES SEDLEY A NAMELESS EPITAPH (1) by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 24, ASKING FOR HER HEART (2) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |