Dawn
Tim Seigel 1959 (Iowa)
DAWN
Dawn flows from my tender heart;
pale, distant, ever drawing near.
You must reside in the darkness of night
to find your hope in this infant light,
rising unknown to wash away your shame.
My light, in silence, whispers the promise of day,
elusive, mystical, emergent, and pervasive.
This light penetrates every crack
in my sleepless walls of slumber.
About this poem
This poem is inspired from the Gospel of Luke 1: 78-79. It is the last verse of a prayer known as the Benedictus, or Canticle of Zechariah.
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Written on December 28, 2021
Submitted by frtjseigel on December 28, 2021
Modified by frtjseigel on June 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAAXXX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 366 |
Words | 70 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 2 |
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