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The Golden Sunset

"Softly the evening came with the sunset." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

The Golden Sunset
By Samuel Longfellow 

THE golden sea its mirror spreads

   Beneath the golden skies,

And but a narrow strip between

   Of land and shadow lies. 

The cloud-like rocks, the rock-like clouds,

   Dissolved in glory float,

And, midway of the radiant flood, 

   Hangs silently the boat.

The sea is but another sky, 

   The sky a sea as well,

And which is earth, and which the heavens,

   The eye can scarcely tell. 

   So when for us life's evening hour Soft

passing shall descend,

May glory, born of earth and heaven, 

  The earth and heavens blend;

Flooded with peace the spirit float 

   With silent rapture glow,

Till where earth ends and heaven begins

   The soul shall scarcely know. 


Despite the differences that exist between political, cultural, religious, or national values, we all share the common need for a healthy, clean, sustainable global environment.

Photos were taken at Fort Smallwood Park, Maryland, USA.
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