Living
To Annie
From The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley, Memorial Edition, Vol. I (1916)
Living
When the lids of dusk are falling
O'er the dreamy eyes of day,
And the whippoorwills are calling,
And the lesson laid away,--
May Mem'ry soft and tender
As the prelude of the night,
Bend over you and render
As tranquil a delight.
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Riley, James Whitcomb. “To Annie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/552/.
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Riley, James Whitcomb. “To Annie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/552/.
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