Living
The Evening Primrose
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
When the sun is sinking low in the skies,
The evening primrose opens her eyes.
"Come back, dear Sun," she seems to say;
"I've been dreaming of you the live-long day."
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “The Evening Primrose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/29/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “The Evening Primrose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/29/.
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