Original artwork, not a still
The Children's Hour ‧ 1860
Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day’s occupation, That is known as the Children’s Hour.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Longfellow marks the quiet hour between daylight and darkness. Work pauses just as night begins to settle. He gives that in-between moment a name, the Children's Hour, making dusk feel like its own small, special time.
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