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July 6, 2023The love in her eyes lay sleeping
July 6, 2023A Sonnet of Battle
RELUCTANT Morn, whose meagre radiance lies
With doubtful glimmer on the farthest hills,
How long shall men, reiterant of their ills,
With peevish invocation bid thee rise
To burn to noontide glory in the skies
That now a gloom perplexed and starless fills,
And seek from thee and not their own strong wills
That perfect good which is not bought with sighs?
Why weep and wait for thee, though laggard, Morn,
With all thy joys of love and peace and light?
For us the mightier joy that rives the soul,
When, slaves no longer to a day unborn,
Our flag of war along the dark we unroll
For fell encounter with the hosts of Night.
William Gay
William Gay (1941-2012) was an American novelist and poet from Tennessee. He was known for his gritty and dark works, which often explored the seedy underbelly of rural Southern life. Gay's poetry was highly influenced by the beatnik movement of the 1950s and 60s, and his most famous works include "The Christening" and "The Golden Road."