At Sunrise

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <SPAN name="sunrise"></SPAN> <h3> At Sunrise<br/> </h3> <h2> BY BLISS CARMAN </h2> <p class="poem"> Now the stars have faded<br/> In the purple chill,<br/> Lo, the sun is kindling<br/> On the eastern hill.<br/></p> <p class="poem"> Tree by tree the forest<br/> Takes the golden tinge,<br/> As the shafts of glory<br/> Pierce the summit's fringe.<br/></p> <p class="poem"> Rock by rock the ledges<br/> Take the rosy sheen,<br/> As the tide of splendor<br/> Floods the dark ravine.<br/></p> <p class="poem"> Like a shining angel<br/> At my cabin door,<br/> Shod with hope and silence,<br/> Day is come once more.<br/></p> <p class="poem"> Then, as if in sorrow<br/> That you are not here,<br/> All his magic beauties<br/> Gray and disappear.<br/></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />