The furtive lights that herald dawn Are shimmering 'mid the steel-blue firs; A slow awakening wind half stirs And the long branches breathe upon; The east grows clearer -- clearer -- lo; The day is born! A refluent flow Of silver waves along each tree For one brief moment dazzlingly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WRITTEN IN KEATS' 'ENDYMION' by THOMAS HOOD THE CRADLE SONG OF THE POOR by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER EARLY RISING by JOHN GODFREY SAXE YOUTH'S SONGS by MAXWELL ANDERSON IN THE DARK by FRANCES LOUISA BUSHNELL TO ROMANCE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON MASQUE AT THE MARRIAGE OF THE LORD HAYES: SONG. NIGHT by THOMAS CAMPION TO MY MISTRESS SITTING BY A RIVER'S SIDE; AN EDDY by THOMAS CAREW |