Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DAWN, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR



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DAWN, by                     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.





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