June Evening at Beaconsfield (Bucks)
June Evening at Beaconsfield (Bucks)
Original Text
Marjory Nicholls, Collected Poems,
comp. Niel Wright (Wellington: Original Books, 2009).
2A long, frail wisp of cloud hung in the sky;
4Faded so slowly, and as slowly came
5The grey of twilight, long ere it could claim
6A conquest o'er the golden light on high,
7Which yielded, paling; lastly with a sigh
8It sank in grey enveloped--just as Fame
9Sinks and is covered by the years that creep.
10Dimmer and dimmer grew the ev'ning light;
11Among the corn the poppies drowsed asleep,
13The friendly elms a vigil calm did keep--
14Guardians watching through the darkling night.
Notes
1] Beaconsfield: a market town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 23 miles northwest of central London. Back to Line
3] loth: reluctant. Back to Line
12] campions: a plant of the pink family having white or pink petals. Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1915
Publication Notes
The Reporter (1915).
RPO poem Editors
Cameron La Follette
RPO Edition
2011
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