Post by Robert Stephen Herrick on Oct 20, 2012 10:22:15 GMT -5
Light of the Autumn Dusk
By Robert Stephen Herrick
In the clouded fading light
Upon the dusk of an
Autumn sky, I see
Streetlights in a golden dim
Hue alight the gold and
Deep red leaves under the gray,
Now turning lavendar purple
Above in the clouds, rain
Falling down.
From the sky, light fails
To be as strong as the
Man-made bulbs glowing but,
Dimly showing some strength,
Yet, the leaves darken into
Shadows upon semi-gnarled
Branches and wet trunks
Yearning for sleep,
Yearning for winter's sleep.
By Robert Stephen Herrick
In the clouded fading light
Upon the dusk of an
Autumn sky, I see
Streetlights in a golden dim
Hue alight the gold and
Deep red leaves under the gray,
Now turning lavendar purple
Above in the clouds, rain
Falling down.
From the sky, light fails
To be as strong as the
Man-made bulbs glowing but,
Dimly showing some strength,
Yet, the leaves darken into
Shadows upon semi-gnarled
Branches and wet trunks
Yearning for sleep,
Yearning for winter's sleep.