Nature
Dawn
From Last Songs (1918)
Nature
Quiet miles of golden sky,
And in my heart a sudden flower.
I want to clap my hands and cry
For Beauty in her secret bower.
Quiet golden miles of dawn--Smiling
all the East along;
And in my heart nigh fully blown
A little rose-bud of a song.
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MLA
Ledwidge, Francis. “Dawn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/112/.
Chicago
Ledwidge, Francis. “Dawn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/112/.
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