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DAWN (1) by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN

Poet Analysis

First Line: FAR INTO THE VAST THE MIST GROWS DIM
Last Line: BEYOND THE SUN DELIVERED FROM THE GLOOM OF NIGHT!
Subject(s): DAWN; SUNRISE;
Far into the vast the mist grows dim,
A deep and holy silence broods around,
Fire burns beyond the vaporous rim,
And crystal-like the dew bestrews the ground.

The last laggard star has fled the glowing sky,
Comes a quiet stirring and a gentle light,
A vast pulsating music, throbbing harmony,
Beyond the Sun delivered from the gloom of night!


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