Tuesday, December 31, 2002

After Sunset Comments

Rating: 3.5

The vast and solemn company of clouds
Around the Sun's death, lit, incarnadined,
Cool into ashy wan; as Night enshrouds
The level pasture, creeping up behind
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William Allingham
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Amir Marandi 02 April 2021

Amazing imagery depicting the futile moments.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 01 April 2021

Love the lines cite the most! Unforgettable lines!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 01 April 2021

Through voiceless vales, o'er lawn and purpled hill And hazéd mead, her mystery to fulfil. Cows low from far-off farms; the loitering wind Sighs in the hedge, you hear it if you will, --What most beautiful true poetry this is!

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Zoyza Da Vinka 31 March 2021

Excellent poem. These few are sacred moments. One more Day Drops in the shadowy gulf of bygone things.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 31 March 2021

A beautiful poem with compelling imagery.

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Chinedu Dike 31 March 2021

A beautiful piece of art.

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Indira Renganathan 31 March 2021

Excellent description of an evening...top marks

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Khairul Ahsan 01 January 2019

A wonderful imagery of 'after sunset' drawn so beautifully! 'Cows low from far-off farms; the loitering wind Sighs in the hedge, you hear it if you will, - ' - loved these two lines the most!

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Prabir Gayen 30 December 2018

Very fine description of evening....the sunset. ........

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Mahtab Bangalee 30 December 2018

After Sunset-One more Day// beautiful poem

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Dr Antony Theodore 30 December 2018

A great poem.. fine thinking. tony

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Bernard F. Asuncion 30 December 2018

A wonderful write by William Allingham........

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Adrian Flett 30 December 2018

The description of that sad and nostalgic sense of twilight is so wonderfully captured in this sonnet.

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Edward Kofi Louis 30 December 2018

Company of clouds! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 11 March 2017

The loitering wind sighs in the hedge Fantastic conceptualization.

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William Allingham

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