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title: The Breeze at Dawn
created: 2026-10-02
modified: 2026-10-02
authors: Rumi
category: Poem
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> The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
> Don’t go back to sleep.
>
> You must ask for what you really want.
> Don’t go back to sleep.
>
> People are going back and forth across the doorsill
> where the two worlds touch.
>
> The door is round and open.
> Don’t go back to sleep.