Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHADOWS, by ELIZABETH S. SMITH First Line: The sun is sinking in the west Last Line: My love still calls for thine. Subject(s): Shadows | ||||||||
The sun is sinking in the west Where golden rays abound. It waves its wand for peace and rest Where ever grief is found. I see the shadows as they fall Around my open door They lightly play upon the wall, Then linger on the floor. The daylight folds a tired wing Like the petal of a rose, 'Tis then my lonely heart would sing Could night time bring repose. The weary shadows fade from view They wait not in their flight; But pass along as if they knew Their mission of the night. Throughout the fading of the day My lonely heart will pine; For when the light has paled away My love still calls for thine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ANIMAL INSIDE THE ANIMAL by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN DRIVING ALONGSIDE THE HOUSANTONIC RIVER ALONE ON A RAINY APRIL NIGHT by WILLIAM MATTHEWS NOCTURNE IN A MINOR KEY by CONRAD AIKEN SONATA IN PATHOS by CONRAD AIKEN I LOOKED FOR LIFE AND DID A SHADOW SEE by JAMES GALVIN STAR DUST by ELIZABETH S. SMITH |
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