THE hours of the day have departed, They folded their wings to rest, When the last red ray of sun-light Faded away in the west, And fleecy clouds cover the stars, And beyond is a world of blue, And my soul awakes from a slumber To-night, and I see right through -- Away to a world of azure, Where white-winged spirits meet, While the clouds float and fade below them, And the stars shine at their feet. They hold out their hands in welcome, And now, for a moment of time, Limitless worlds and boundless space, And planets -- they all are mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SICKNESS by CHARLES BUKOWSKI THE WITCH by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE TWO RIVERS by RALPH WALDO EMERSON TOMMY [ATKINS] by RUDYARD KIPLING THE LADDER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE ORCHARD PIT by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE IMMORTALITY OF LOVE by ROBERT SOUTHEY |