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DAY by JOHN DRINKWATER

Poet Analysis

First Line: DAWN IS UP AT MY WINDOW, AND IN THE MAY
Last Line: COME. . . . I HEAR THE LIARS ABOUT THE CITY.
Subject(s): DAWN; SUNRISE;
DAWN is up at my window, and in the May-tree
The finches gossip, and tits, and beautiful sparrows
With feathers bright and brown as September hazels.

The sunlight is here, filtered through rosy curtains,
Docile and disembodied, a ghost of sunlight,
A gentle light to greet the dreamer returning.

Part the curtains. I give you salutation
Day, clear day; let us be friendly fellows.
Come. . . . I hear the Liars about the city.



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