I awoke at the dawn of a school day,
And the heavens with clouds were overcast
And I prayed for the sunlight's tiniest ray,
But the rain fell heavy and fast,
Then I calmed my heart with the hope that soon,
It would clear and the sun at last,
I saw, and I hoped but at noon,
The rain fell heavy and fast

Now faster and faster poured the rain,
Still I hoped through the storm and the blast;
And the night came frowning, my hopes were vain,
For the rain fell heavy and fast.
Ah! My day fled on its own rainy wind,
And my hopes followed close on its flight,
But the cold disappointment still clouded my mind
Which had chilled me from morning till night.

Starstruck