Warm Summer Sun

          after Robert Richardson

Warm summer sun,
    Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
    Blow softly here.
Green sod above,
    Lie light, lie light.
Good night, dear heart,
    Good night, good night.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain.

Author

Mark Twain

Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. An American humorist, journalist, literary critic, and novelist, Twain is most widely known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (American Publishing Company, 1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885).

Date Published

01/01/1896