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Poem by William Ernest Henley


Echoes. 42. A Wink from Hesper


A wink from Hesper, falling
  Fast in the wintry sky,
Comes through the even blue,
Dear, like a word from you…
  Is it good-bye?

Across the miles between us
  I send you sigh for sigh.
Good-Night, sweet friend, good-night:
Till life and all take flight,
  Never good-bye.



William Ernest Henley


William Ernest Henley's other poems:
  1. In Hospital. 18. Children: Private Ward
  2. In Hospital. 8. Staff-Nurse: Old Style
  3. Attadale, West Highlands
  4. Rhymes and Rhythms. 20. The Shadow of Dawn
  5. In Hospital. 10. Staff-Nurse: New Style


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