Warm lights are on the sleepy uplands waning Beneath dark clouds along the horizon rolled, Till the slant sunbeams through the fringes raining Bathe all the hills in melancholy gold.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The sun sets over hills under dark clouds casting a sad golden light on the landscape.
- In plain terms
- Dark clouds roll in as sunset bathes the hills in a lonely golden glow.
- What can you take from it?
- Beauty can carry sadness and sunset light marks endings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When has light made you feel small?
- How does evening affect your mood?
Another view
It projects human emotion onto weather and landscape.
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