The Cricket Sang,
The Cricket Sang, - meaning Summary
Evening's Quiet Visitation
This short lyric sketches the shift from day to night through simple domestic images. A cricket’s song marks the end of labor as workmen finish and dew gathers. Twilight is personified as a polite stranger pausing between presence and absence. Gradually a large, unnamed calm arrives—described as wisdom and peace—and the scene resolves into the encompassing quiet of night. The poem emphasizes transition, community rhythm, and restful completion.
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