Nature
Dawn
Nature
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “Dawn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/78/.
Chicago
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “Dawn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/78/.
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