The Dawn’s Awake!
Otto Leland Bohanan 1895 – 1932
The Dawn’s awake!
A flash of smoldering flame and fire
Ignites the East. Then, higher, higher,
O’er all the sky so gray, forlorn,
The torch of gold is borne.
The Dawn’s awake!
The dawn of a thousand dreams and thrills.
And music singing in the hills
A pæen of eternal spring
Voices the new awakening.
The Dawn’s awake!
Whispers of pent-up harmonies,
With the mingled fragrance of the trees;
Faint snaches of half-forgotten song—
Fathers! Torn and numb,—
The boon of light we craved, awaited long,
Has come, has come!
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abbcc Addee Affghgh |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 550 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 7 |
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