Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE RISING SUN, by MARC ANTOINE GIRARD


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THE RISING SUN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Goddess of the rosy hue
Last Line: Makes the eastern mountains bright.
Alternate Author Name(s): Saint-amand, Sieur De; Girard, Antoine; Saint Amant, Marc Antoine Girard
Subject(s): Love; Sun


GODDESS of the rosy hue
Holy unto Eastern eyes,
Rose of dawn that doth renew
Ere thy sire the Sun doth rise,
Bring the daylight unto me
So that I my love may see.

Sure the night is overworn;
Shrill the cocks salute the sun;
Mount the golden car of morn
Drawn by hours that swiftly run,
Haste and come that all may scan
How thou paintest heaven's span.

Gentle beam of my desire
I behold thee. Welcome here!
Heavenly thy beauty's fire
On the cloud doth now appear,
And thy star with pallid light
Makes the Eastern mountains bright.





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