Twilight
The stately tragedy of dusk Drew to its perfect close, The virginal white evening star Sank, and the red moon rose.
Sara Teasdale
The stately tragedy of dusk Drew to its perfect close, The virginal white evening star Sank, and the red moon rose.
In just four lines, Teasdale describes the moment when day gives way to night. The speaker watches the sky and sees it as a small drama: dusk is "stately" and "tragic," a grand scene that reaches its "perfect close." Then two heavenly bodies trade places.
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