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posted on 2024-05-02, 15:13 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

And so, farewell. All our sweet songs are sung,
Our red rose-garland's withered;
The sun-bright day -
Silver and blue and gold -
Wearied to sleep.

The shimmering evening, like a grey, soft bird,
Barred with the blood of sunset,
Has flown to rest
Under the scented wings
Of the dark-blue Night.

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Identifier

4088.txt

Creator

Leighton, Roland (1895-1915)

Type

Poem

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The Roland Leighton Literary Estate

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

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