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Saturday, 3 July 2021

The Dawn - Lillian Ingonga

In the twilight (sic)
The first bird sings a melody
To break the darkness silence

      The morn is here again
      Herald the new day born

In the twilight (sic)
The first sun’s-rays 
Light the still dark grey sky

      The rays in stray
      The night shadows behind cast

Lillian Ingonga (20th century) Kenya
Source: The Celebration of Nature by East African Poets: A Focus on Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, Jedidah Kibutu, MA Thesis, University of Nairobi, 2012

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