Dawn

Arthur Henry Adams 1872 (Lawrence) – 1936 (Sydney, New South Wales)



Far in the Eastern passage-way a sudden light;
 The stone that blocked the sepulchre is backward rolled;
 And down into the fœtid, stifling vault of Night
 The naked corpse of Dawn is lowered, grey and cold.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 216
Words 38
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

Arthur Henry Adams

Arthur Henry Adams was a journalist and author. He started his career in New Zealand, though he spent most of it in Australia, and for a short time lived in China and London.  more…

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