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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