Homeward
A swift descent along the ridge,
Through shady glooms and breaks of light;
A cheery clatter on the bridge,
Then up the street where falls the night.
Through shady glooms and breaks of light;
A cheery clatter on the bridge,
Then up the street where falls the night.
Across the dark a hearth-fire's gleam,
A graceful shadow on the wall;
'Twas false, thank God, that last night's dream,
That something evil did befall.
A graceful shadow on the wall;
'Twas false, thank God, that last night's dream,
That something evil did befall.
From out the door a ruddier shine
Meets vanished daylight's golden trace,
And starry eyes turned up to mine,—
One light in heaven and home and face!
Meets vanished daylight's golden trace,
And starry eyes turned up to mine,—
One light in heaven and home and face!
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