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There are two dawns.

The first is the illusion of light

the hovers just out of sight

below the horizon,

then seeps across the windowsill

just below the shades that are drawn

against the fearful dark of night.

This dawn is mere reflection

of a sun not yet arisen.

It fools a few to rise before time

and spend their first awakened breath

on false confusion.

The second dawn comes so fast

as sun above the earth does blast

light so fierce, so bright, so new

a second awakening begins anew.

Finally, the day has come on a run

beyond past horizons from dark despair

to fill our days with the light to see

a new day, a new way, a new clarity

where thoughts can follow truth more easily.

The sun is rising and darkness is gone

as patiently we wait for night to move on

and hide once again below the horizon.

This is the only the beginning of a new day.

We eagerly wait to see what it will bring;

what discoveries await newly opened eyes,

and which new vision will make hearts sing

as night fades from sight.

Then we can dance free from fear 

in dawn’s early light

to anthems songbirds only sing

once daylight has suffused 

every blade of grass and bead of water,

and we are no longer so confused.