Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAWN, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: An angel, robed in spotless white Last Line: Men saw the blush and called it dawn. Subject(s): African Americans; Dawn; Negroes; American Blacks; Sunrise | ||||||||
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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIS MORNING, GOD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BURNING DAWN by HAYDEN CARRUTH DAWN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IN THE GARDEN AT THE DAWN HOUR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS EARLY RISER by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE WORDS WHEN WE NEED THEM by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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