Poems (Jordan)/After a Snowy Day
AFTER A SNOWY DAY
All day the Sun had sheared his cloudy sheep,
And softly fell the flaky fleece adown;
Then came the Moon, through ebon bars to peep,
E'er venturing forth, with golden brush to sweep
The shadows off Night's blue, star-beaded gown.
And softly fell the flaky fleece adown;
Then came the Moon, through ebon bars to peep,
E'er venturing forth, with golden brush to sweep
The shadows off Night's blue, star-beaded gown.
Earth, far below, was garmented in white,
And on her dress the sable shadows fell,
And so grotesquely streaked its lengths of light,
A smile spread o'er the solemn face of Night,
Which, glancing up, Earth saw—and smiled as well!
And on her dress the sable shadows fell,
And so grotesquely streaked its lengths of light,
A smile spread o'er the solemn face of Night,
Which, glancing up, Earth saw—and smiled as well!