The sun descends in the west
and an evening star would shine
except it is hidden behind a nest
of clouds as grey as brine.
Goodbye green fields and jaunty flowers
which next to the lake do grow
darkness has their colour quite overpowered
only horizon and water still glow.
The silence of the approaching night
devoid of chatter and birdsong
is looked upon with pure delight
by a moon whose wait has been long.
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