Feb. 8, 2026

"Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké

"Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké
"Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké
The Concise Verse
"Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké

Twin stars through my purpling pane,
The shriveling husk
Of a yellowing moon on the wane -
And the dusk.

0:01 "Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké. Twin stars through my purpling pane, The shriveling husk Of a yellowing moon on the wane - And the dusk. "Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké.

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