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Helen Hunt Jackson

O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.

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The speaker describes noon as a brief and misleading time that morning eagerly reaches but cannot hold onto. This moment passes quickly, leaving the freshness of morning behind and slipping away before it can be fully enjoyed.

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