Across the meadows bells are ringing. br Overhead the birds are winging br homewards to their roosting place br As twilight falls, the hour of grace br which separates the day from night. br When darkness overcomes the light, br the western sky is tinged with red br The weary sun retires to bed br the sky takes on a darker hue br changing from ice to midnight blue. br Then one by one the stars appear br against the blue as beacons clear. br I sit and watch contentedly br as quietude envelopes me. br br 27-Apr-08br br ivor or ivor.