NORTH DAKOTA SUNSETS
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Such beautiful tints in the western skies! Purples and gold and the deepest rose, Crimson and scarlet the heavens suffuse Where the sun of the prairies sinks to repose;— Spaces where lingering daylight plays With the skirts of night in her sombre gown, Spaces where gathering mists hang low Ere the shadows of night come drooping down.— Such, North Dakota, thy sunsets are— Spreading their glory near and far, Flooding the soul with a holier peace That lingers long after the daylight shall cease!