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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BETRAYAL, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Whom I shall kiss,' I heard a sunbeam say
Last Line: He kissed the dawn-star pale.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Dawn; Kisses; Sunrise
First Line: Whom I shall kiss,' I heard a sunbeam say
Last Line: He kissed the dawn-star pale.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Dawn; Kisses; Sunrise
"Whom I shall kiss," I heard a Sunbeam say,
"Take him and lead away!"
Then, with the Traitor's salutation, "Hail!"
He kissed the Dawn-Star pale.
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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