Dawn.

After the long, dark night

The first rays of light

Appear in the East.

The sky is blushed 

With a rosy glow.

And the clouds 

Shine gold above the horizon.

A new hope rises 

In our hearts.

As the dawn-chorus greets

The rising of the Sun.

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