The Longest Day

Discover a heartfelt poem celebrating love, cherished moments, and eternal togetherness.

With you beside me to cheer and guide me, I feel – whatever the sages say – that evening shadows come all too soon on the longest day.

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Updated January 21, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer


The Longest Day by Ellen T. Fowler is a heartfelt poem that celebrates the beauty of love, the passage of time, and the joy found in shared moments. It compares the fullness of summer's longest day to the richness of life when spent with someone dear. This poem reminds us to cherish the present, to find strength in love through every season, and to hold on to the hope of an eternal togetherness that knows no end. Its gentle rhythm and meaningful message are sure to inspire reflection and gratitude for the people who light up our lives.


The Longest Day

Poet: Ellen T. Fowler

The summer's story
Has reached its glory,
Fulfilling all the sweet dreams of May;
The daylight lingers,
With rosy fingers
Defying night on the longest day,

Yet I remember
No dark December
When sunbeams seemed to elude delay
Like those which measure
The hours of pleasure
I spend with you on the longest day.

With you beside me
To cheer and guide me,
I feel - whatever the sages say -
That evening shadows
Across the meadows
Come all too soon on the longest day.

If we together
Face sunny weather,
And love each other when skies are gray,
Life's span shall be, dear,
To you and me, dear,
As short and sweet as the longest day.

And, dearest, after
The tears and laughter
Are all forgotten and passed away,
We two forever,
Where night falls never,
Will spend together the longest day.



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Life's span shall be, dear, to you and me, dear, as short and sweet as the longest day.

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