English Poetry. Dora Sigerson Shorter. An Eclipse. Дора Сигерсон Шортер.

Dora Sigerson Shorter (Дора Сигерсон Шортер)

An Eclipse

Let there be an end
And all be done;
Pass over, fair eclipse,
That hides the sun.

Dear face that shades the light
And shadows me,
Begone, and give me peace,
And set me free.

Dora Sigerson Shorter’s other poems:

1. The Rape of the Baron’s Wine
2. When You Are on the Sea
3. My Neighbour’s Garden
4. The Fairy Changeling
5. For Ever

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