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THE ROSE OF DAWN
A TALE OF THE SOUTH SEA
By HELEN HAY
With a Drawing by
JOHN LA FARGE
NEW YORK
R. H. RUSSELL
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Copyright, 1901, by
R. H. RUSSELL
University Press John Wilson and Son
Cambridge, U.S.A.
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THE ROSE OF DAWN
A TALE OF THE SOUTH SEA
Somnolent, vast, inert, the darkness lay
Waiting for dawn. Across the ocean stirred
A luminous haze, not light, but whispering light,
So softly yet, the islands had not heard.
The mystery of sleep was in the trees
And on the weary stars. A little cry
That broke the silence seemed a sacrilege.
Then thro' the palm trees glided like a ghost
A dusky form; the curtain of the dark
Was rent with life, the forest brought forth men.
Instinct with morning every eye was bright,
Tho' sleep so lately lay across their lids.
No sinister intent had called them forth
Upon the shadows. May held out her hands,
And all the men who dared the dangerous sport
Were faring where the great bonita played,--
Strong shining fish below the mid sea waves.
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