Living
Evolution
From Poems (1894)
Living
Out of the dusk a shadow,
Then, a spark;
Out of the cloud a silence,
Then, a lark;
Out of the heart a rapture,
Then, a pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
Life again.
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MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “Evolution.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/83/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “Evolution.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/83/.
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