Nature

Dawn

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1850–1919

From Poems of Pleasure (1888)

Nature

Day’s sweetest moments are at dawn;
Refreshed by his long sleep, the Light
Kisses the languid lips of Night,
Ere she can rise and hasten on.
All glowing from his dreamless rest
He holds her closely to his breast,
Warm lip to lip and limb to limb,
Until she dies for love of him.

MLA

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Dawn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/455/.

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Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “Dawn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/455/.

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