Don’t rush the sun in setting,
Don’t join it at the end,
But watch it creep across the sky,
In whispers of the wind.
Don’t ask to see it hurry,
Don’t tell it ‘hasten now,’
But enjoy the quiet stillness,
As it greets the old oak’s bough.
Watch it bow and curtesy,
To its weathered friend,
Who creaks and groans in passing,
Waving wrinkled ends.
Scraggly its fingers
Combing through the blaze
Of rich orange fire lowering itself
Into a dusky glaze.
See it slip into the depths,
And sink out of your sight.
Then darkness overcomes your bones
As an owl laments the night.
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heyo! my name is evelyn and i like things like stories, people, elephants, hot tea, chocolate, dancing in the rain and reading poetry out loud in the dark and also driving with the windows down and music up. i’m homeschooled. i’m in highschool. i name my plants weird names.
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Golden and chilling and beautiful 💕
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<33 I love the rhythm and the imagery this painted in my mind, Evelyn!
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Thank you Emily🤍🤍
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i have chills. the imagery is so vibrant and clear…i could FEEL this poem. beautiful work as always, evelyn. ❤️ (and I love the stamp!)
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ahhhhh goals achieved then. Eden, you’re the best. ☺️🤍
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Beautiful! I love the line about the branches combing through the sunset – I’ve never thought of it that way before but as soon as I read it it made perfect sense. Good poetry. 🙂
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aw, I’m so glad. your comment made my day. 🤍
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THIS IS TOO GOOD *cries* ❤
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no YoU 🥺🤍ilysm
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GORGEOUS
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Ahh, I love the feeling of this poem, Evelyn! The way the words all seem to flow and roll around. So good!! 💛 And the linocut stamp just totally adds to the aesthetic. Well done. 😊
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Chalice you are so kind. Thank you for saying all that. ❤
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This is lovely. I don’t like poetry very often, but this is the kind I love.
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Ah I am so glad. (:
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Simply beautiful.
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*happy sniff*
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I LOVE this
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