Solar Secrets

I only tell of sunny hours ... Although dark shadows cast their gloom. My prototype in ancient times Stood guard outside a Pharaoh's tomb. * From Egypt's Valley of the Kings To dreaming spires of Oxford town, My heritage of solar time From east to west has earned renown. I only tell of pleasant times Although dark moments leave their trace, But I prefer to spread the light And show the world a sunny face. 13.02.19 Sundial Wisdom Poetry Contest : sponsored by Julia Ward *note: A sundial dating to the 13th century B.C. and considered one of the oldest Egyptian sundials, was discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the burial place of rulers from Egypt's New Kingdom period (around 1550 B.C. to 1070 B.C.). * various sundials dot the university town of Oxford, the most famous of which can be found in Corpus Christi College.