Dawn

"Dawn" is the seventh and final song of Tom Cipullo's song cycle Climbing: 7 Songs on 8 Poems by African-Americans.

Date: 2000Composer: Tom CipulloText: Paul Laurence DunbarSong Collection: Climbing: Poems by African-Americans

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Dawn
by Paul Laurence Dunbar

An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.

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Climbing: Poems by African-Americans

Composer(s): Tom Cipullo

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