Figure descriptions
The letters from the poem’s title, “The Sunsets Gate”, stand on the ground in small
capitals. Multiple people and supernatural
figures gather around the letters. At the left, a young girl sits on the top edge
of the “T”. She crosses her ankles and holds her
nose up in the air. A young man kneels in front of the “H” and gestures toward the
woman. In the middle, a warrior stands over the
letter “S”. He grabs the wrist of a small being, who is positioned between the letters
“U” and “N”. The warrior and the small being
frown at each other. A woman sings and strums a string instrument on the other side
of the “N”. A person leans against the third “S”
and reads from a book. A potted flower sits atop the “G” and a figure sits on top
of the next letter, “A”, staring at the flower. A bee
perches on the “T” and a figure crawls out of a bush near the bottom of the “E”. There
are plants on both sides of the illustration
and a mountain at the center. Translucent fairies and butterflies float around the
peak of the mountain. Sunlight streams out from
behind the mountain, casting the letters’ shadows on the ground in the foreground
of the illustration. 1/5-page illustration
contained within a single-ruled border.
Four girls climb a hill. All the girls wear either hats or bonnets and long-sleeved
coats or dresses. At the left side of the
illustration, a girl grabs a plant that grows at the top of the hill. A second girl
stands beside her. A third girl attempts to
climb up to where the first two girls are standing. She grabs the hem of the first
girl’s dress, frowns, and looks down at the
ground while she takes a step. A fourth girl stands at the right side of the illustration
with both her hands raised to chest
height. In front of her, a fifth figure appears to have fallen from the hill. The
bottom of the figure’s feet are visible in the
bottom-right corner of the illustration. 1/3 page.
A girl sits in the grass on top of a hill and looks out into the distance. There are
plants beside her and trees further up
the hill. In the bottom-right corner of the illustration, a small stream of water
flows over rocks. There are hills and trees in the
background. 2/3-page illustration contained within a single-ruled border.
