An angel robed in spotless white
Bent down and kissed the sleeping night
Night turned to blush, the sprit was gone
Men saw the blush and called it dawn.

The poem Dawn was written by the U.S. poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

"An angel, robed in spotless white, 
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night. 
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone. 
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn."

Source:
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), U.S. poet. Dawn (l. 1-4). . .
American Negro Poetry. Arna Bontemps, ed. (Rev. ed., 1974) Hill and
Wang.
http://www.poemhunter.com/paul-laurence-dunbar/quotations/poet-3148/page-1/


Paul Laurence Dunbar
(1872 - 1906) American poet, novelist, lyricist, and essayist 

"Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American to gain national
eminence as a poet. Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of
ex-slaves and classmate to Orville Wright of aviation fame."

Read more about this poet here:
http://amblesideonline.homestead.com/Whittier2.html


You can also read this poem online at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Digital
Text Collection at the Wright State University Library.
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/dunbar/poetry_index.html

Here is the direct link to the poem.
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/dunbar/lowly6.html#lowly80

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I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Thanks Bobbie! My favorite uncle had the poem orbiting in his
consciousness, and wanted to know who wrote it. Back in the day
(Uncle Dallas is 80+) school children were required to memorize a lot
of poetry. It has stuck with them and shaped who they are.`

Excellent answer...

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Dominic.