561. Eventide by John McCrae
b"J McCrae read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------------\\n\\nEventide\\nby John McCrae (1872 \\u2013 1918)\\n\\n\\nThe day is past and the toilers cease;\\nThe land grows dim 'mid the shadows grey,\\nAnd hearts are glad, for the dark brings peace\\n At the close of day.\\n\\nEach weary toiler, with lingering pace,\\nAs he homeward turns, with the long day done,\\nLooks out to the west, with the light on his face\\n Of the setting sun.\\n\\nYet some see not (with their sin-dimmed eyes)\\nThe promise of rest in the fading light;\\nBut the clouds loom dark in the angry skies\\n At the fall of night.\\n\\nAnd some see only a golden sky\\nWhere the elms their welcoming arms stretch wide\\nTo the calling rooks, as they homeward fly\\n At the eventide.\\n\\nIt speaks of peace that comes after strife,\\nOf the rest He sends to the hearts He tried,\\nOf the calm that follows the stormiest life \\u2014\\n God's eventide.\\n\\nFirst aired: 1 August 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008"