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DAWNS THROUGH WHICH I ALMOST SEE, by                    
First Line: There are some mornings will not let me sleep
Last Line: These are the dawns that will not let me sleep.


There are some mornings will not let me sleep:
Not dawns that drench the day in liquid gold,
That dazzle eyes and hearts, as they unfold;
Nor days that stain the east with Titian dyes
When bird throats almost burst with joyous cries.
Mornings like these mock my fragility;
They are too vibrant with earth's tyranny.

But dawns that blend with silver, delicate
As misted veils across an open gate,
Through which I almost see that crystal day
When I may fully wake, and learn to weigh
All truth with songs on lips -- though Earth be mute --
And eyes which flesh, no longer, may pollute.
These are the dawns that will not let me sleep.





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