Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-24
THE SUNSET HOUR.
BY WHO!

Old Sol has run his journey through,
And far away is the dreary West;
Gorgeous vapors of every lIue.
On golden mountains seem to rest,
Curtaining. in beauty all the sky.
With liquid flames of lambient light;
Grooped in testooms of richest dye.
All fringed with pearl and amber bright.
Nature indeed. now seems at rest,
AS VeSper comes to herald night;
Bright as a diamond on beauty'S breast,
And purer than its rays of light.
A balmy freshness fills the air.
Each dropping flower now rears its
head
And freely round them every where
A rich perfume and fragrance shed!
Now new born breezes cool and fresh
Spring from the bosom OF the sea,
And in theiI froics round MS gush,
And kiss us oft in rivalry,
q hile invalidS both old and young,
With greatful hearts now venture forth
And JOY comes leaping from each tongue,
Till earth grows jubilant with mirth.
And yondcr see Diana bright,
Comes marching gladly on her way;
Yelled in part by clOunGs from sights,
Soon to break forth as bright as day.
And hear. oh. hear the whipowil,
And katydids from every tree,
And birds and crickets from vale and Hill.
Chrp forth their songs of miEstrelsy.
Oh lovely hour, wien every breeze.
Made cool by the descending dew.
Cones softly whisp ring through the trees
And to all hearts; as flowers do.
v hen they surrender all they have
Had they but something more to give,
And giving that wouldleave them poor.
Yes, there's calm and soothing power
Comes with the twilight of each eve.
And in this most delicious hour,
Sometimes do mOrtalS cease to gricve.
lis now. new hopes Oft spring to life,
And vanished joys returned again,
While fancy wreathes from tears of griet
Bright g;trlands for each hour of pam
1t is the hour when heart meets heart,
And kindred spirits tog ether grow
As on earth no more to part,
It'll time and tide shall cease to flow.
lis the tOnd hour when DER the earth.
We fly to meet our friends again
In long past scenes OF joy and mirth
Or Sy mpathize with those in pain.
Blestmomcnts. when the hca, beats high
And faith and hope exert their powers
And owe shines bright III every eye
AS dew upon sweet morning flowers;
lis now that sorrow takes her flight.
And gathering storms hold fast theil
breath.
While faith by her electric light.
Atfrights away the mountain death.
Yes. in this hour so free from care,
How Oft in visions to us come;
Our friends wh2've wandered from us far
Or, Oh the earth their course have ruI
SCme went likes roses in tull bloom,
When smittcn by untmely frost
Leaving a name like rich perfume,
That never will on earth be lost.
No they from us can never part.
For memory faithful to her trust,
Has shrined them safely in her heart
And keeps as treasure here their dust
And though they slumber there in deatl
Yet still do they speak in tones divin
In every passing zephyrs breath,
And will throughout the coming time
But see now in the dome of blue.
Ten thousand stars in beauty shine,
In dazzling splendor forever new.
And there will they forever shine,
While slowly marching on her way.
Grey twilight yields at last to night,
Till aurora comes and smiles back day.
And puts OLD noN again to f1ight.