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At dawn, when dews bedeck the tulip's face,

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At dawn, when dews bedeck the tulip's face, by Omar Khayyam

At dawn, when dews bedeck the tulip's face,
And violets their heavy heads abase,
I love to see the roses' folded buds,
With petals closed against the wind's disgrace.

Form: Iambic Pentameter

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