Tuesday, November 1, 2011

SUNSET

The river sleeps beneath the sky,
And clasps the shadows to it's breast;
The crescent moon shines dim on high;
And in the lately radiant west
The gold is fading into gray.
Now stills the lark his festive lay,
And mourns with me the dying day.

While in the south the first faint star
Lifts to the night its silver face,
And twinkles to the moon afar
Across the heaven's graying space
Low murmurs reach me from the town,
As Day puts on her sombre crown,
And shakes her mantel darkly down.

~Paul Laurence Dunbar


                                       [ behind the house]

I hope you each have
time at the end of
the day to pause and
watch a sunset.

Happy November!
xx

15 comments:

  1. Absolutely breathtaking! Happy November to you!

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  2. Thank you - what a beautiful place to watch the sunset. xxx

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  3. This is so beautiful, Tracey!
    There is one main thing I wish was different about my house... I wish I could see the sun set. But the enormous trees that I love so much block any chance of seeing the sun from the afternoon on. We do drive to a nearby lake once in a while to watch the sun set.

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  4. OMG!!! IS that the view behind your house??? Gorgeous!!!

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  5. Beautiful Tracey...Love that poem. Happy November to you!

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  6. my goodness tracey, that is near your house? i would never get anything done, all my time would be spent in the woods and on that shore. beautiful.
    happy november my friend.
    xox

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  7. What a beautiful poem, and that photo! I think I will miss seeing sunsets and sunrises over the oceans...we'll have to do that many times before we leave :).
    xo

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  8. Just beautiful. Thanks for the reminder to take that "special pause." I'm really excited for this time of year for this very reason!
    And a BIG thanks to you for joining me for my November challenge - "Thirty Days of Giving Thanks." Woo hoo.

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  9. Gorgeous! I hope to capture a few sunrises for you in the coming weeks as I rarely make a sunset. :-)

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  10. Have a wonderful evening.
    hugs
    Gerry

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  11. So beautiful! Thanks for the reminder.

    Stacy
    xxoo

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  12. What a view, just wonderful.
    Wishing you a wonderful November.
    Much love

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  13. Beautiful.... I think I may have to steal that poem:) Barefoot mama

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