The Sun Rising Over The Sea
The sun rising far out over the sea,
Not distant, so near;
The mistiness of sky and earth,
The sea so clear;
The pale sun glancing on glazed ocean
Like reflecting glass;
The cliffs so high, so dewily damp
With covering grass:
All pastel shades, yet by midday
So bright, so great
The contrast of blue, and green , and gold
A dazzling state:
And then again the lowering sun,
Soft, burning red;
The darkness growing over the sea,
And day is dead.
