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'...and then the lighting of the lamps.' -T.S. Eliot Swallows flit and dart, the glow of evening settles o'er the fields, the day is fading; sunset gilds the sky with glorious luster, vibrant reds and golds, and softer shading. Lamps are lit, the countryside is flickering in candlelight, the cows are coming home; peacefulness descends in waves of twilight, the animals are safe, no need to roam. Horses tethered to their posts are waiting for the exertions of the day ahead; farmers partake, extinguish their candles to darkness, and then take themselves to bed to pray for courage to endure their toil, for days they spend in harness to the soil.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 1/16/2013 8:37:00 PM
Oh I love it Keith ;}
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Date: 7/8/2012 12:09:00 PM
Keith - This is just beautiful. Another old master. "harness to the soil" love, Kathy
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Date: 7/5/2012 8:56:00 PM
Wonderful sonnet!! And more a modern one. I am seeing alternate line rhymes only half the time. What a great way to experiment with the sonnet form. If I were reading a book on sonnets, this is an example of the kind of sonnet I would want to be seeing.
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Date: 7/5/2012 5:35:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your descriptive and expressive work..The last four lines remind me of my father who prayed everyday for strenght for that day...Sara
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Date: 7/5/2012 5:07:00 PM
This peaceful pastoral sonnet suggests that you may be a farmer yourself, Keith...really enjoyed this fine piece of writing - Tim
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