Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A DAWN IN SPRING, by JAMES CREESE



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A DAWN IN SPRING, by                    
First Line: Awake! Awake! From out the night mount higher
Last Line: Entices man to golden-fringed hills!
Subject(s): Dawn; Mythology; Sunrise


Awake! Awake! from out the night mount higher
And higher on prancing feet bring Phoebus' steeds.
The mist-maids flee, and shrill and clear the reeds
Of Pan pipe out and call the fairy choir
That leaped, and thrilled, and danced in chaste desire,
Kindled beneath Diana's maiden reign,
But now desert their glistening webs, nor deign
To sport their grace before a wanton fire.
The fairy folk now flee before the dawn,
While feathered sprites their warbled carol sing,
And warily beside the lick the fawn
Poises to hark. Now through all life there thrills
A lilting note; and soft, caressing Spring
Entices man to golden-fringed hills!





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