| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 8. Dusk |
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| DUSK wraps the village in its dim caress; | |
| Each chimney’s vapour, like a thin grey rod, | |
| Mounting aloft through miles of quietness, | |
| Pillars the skies of God. | |
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| Far up they break or seem to break their line, | 5 |
| Mingling their nebulous crests that bow and nod | |
| Under the light of those fierce stars that shine | |
| Out of the calm of God. | |
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| Only in clouds and dreams I felt those souls | |
| In the abyss, each fire hid in its clod; | 10 |
| From which in clouds and dreams the spirit rolls | |
| Into the vast of God. | |
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