The long white fingers of the dawn Reach forth, and from earth is withdrawn The deep dark blanket of the night, Transforming the world with golden light Of rising sun, stopped still in wonder As it salutes the Rockies yonder, Who fadeless, matchless, undimmed stand, Great, mighty sentinels of the land. Upon its bright, emblazoned way, The sun goes forth to close of day, And as it sinks into the west, Over the mountains that it loves best, A halo of benediction sheds, Ere night its mantle of darkness spreads. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE THAW by HAYDEN CARRUTH SORROW SINGERS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 6. SUNSET IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE STORM by KATHERINE MANSFIELD DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TWILIGHT SONG by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |