The Early Morning

Portrait of Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc 1870–1953

The moon on the one hand, the dawn on the other: The moon is my sister, the dawn is my brother. The moon on my left and the dawn on my right. My brother, good morning: my sister, good night.

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