Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DAYBREAK, by HAZEL MAY OYLER


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DAYBREAK, by                    
First Line: All was dark, the city slumbered
Last Line: Spring is on her way.
Subject(s): Dawn; Day; Spring; Sunrise


All was dark, the city slumbered
Save for the faint murmur of the stirring wind,
And the dying echo of the passing train's harsh bark
Beyond the distant hill.
Above, the sleeping moon and silent stars grew dim.
Looking out I saw the night go as silently as it had come
And by those inevitable rhythms of nature's own symphony,
I knew day had begun;
With the awakening movement below
Night faded into memory.
Across the crisp blue space,
Rose and fell the twitterings of passing objects like black specks whirling by.
For an instant my heart grew sad at the thought of winter's coming,
The shadow quickly passed with the sun's quiet secret:
Spring is on her way.





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