In Ann Garrett's poem "Evening's Watch," the speaker sits in a quiet room, bathed in the dimming light, as rain softly drizzles outside. The poem captures a moment of intense anticipation, teetering between life and death, where the uncertainty of existence is held in the balance.
Evening's Watch
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