The Coming on of Night

Linda Pastan

19 pages 38-minute read

Linda Pastan

The Coming on of Night

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 2001

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As twilight settles and the familiar sounds of evening begin, Linda Pastan's meditation on mortality invites us to consider life's most profound transitions. Test your understanding of how ordinary moments can illuminate our deepest fears and hopes about aging and the approach of death.

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