Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAWN, by CORA MIRANDA BAGGERLY OLDER First Line: Dawn in san francisco Last Line: Of wizardry send a sign! Subject(s): Dawn; San Francisco; Sunrise | ||||||||
Dawn in San Francisco, And George Sterling lies dead. How was it last night, Great singer of songs? Only a deeper darkness? Or did you soar far To the bright realm Of Christ and Socrates Communing on Calvaries? Was Cleopatra your host? Did she love Antony Or brave Cæsar, Or an unsung slave? Did you at last meet Your blood brothers Dante, Shelley, and Keats? From your new world Of wizardry send a sign! | 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 BUCOLICS by CORA MIRANDA BAGGERLY OLDER |
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